quan hệ

See also: quànhé

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 關係, Japanese 関係 (kankei).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ he˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ hej˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ hej˨˩˨]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    (classifier mối) quan hệ

    1. a relation or relationship
      quan hệ vợ chồngmarriage
      quan hệ tình dụca sexual relationship
      quan hệ sản xuấtrelations of production
      quan hệ ngoại giaodiplomatic relations
      quan hệ công chúngpublic relations

    Usage notes

    • There's no concrete distinction between liên hệ and quan hệ, although when it comes to human connection, quan hệ may seem more emotional than liên hệ. The choice between these is a matter of collocation.

    See also

    Verb

    quan hệ

    1. (euphemistic) clipping of quan hệ tình dục (to have sex)