vượt qua

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 越過 (SV: việt qua).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨət̚˧˨ʔ kwaː˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩ʔ kwaː˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩˨ waː˧˧] ~ [jɨək̚˨˩˨ waː˧˧]

    Verb

    vượt qua • (𨅿過)

    1. to cross
    2. (figurative) to overcome