quá giang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過江 (“to cross a river”). See also quá độ.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

quá giang

  1. (Southern Vietnam) to cross a body of water by boat
  2. (by extension, Southern Vietnam) to hitchhike
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