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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