quá cố

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 過 (“to pass”) and 故 (“old; to pass away”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ ko˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ kow˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ kow˦˥]

    Verb

    quá cố

    1. (literary) to die
      Đừng "cố quá" kẻo mà "quá cố" bây giờ. ― Don't try too hard, you'll kill yourself in the process.
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