quách

See also: Quách

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槨.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) quách

  1. (rare or obsolete) sarcophagus; outer coffin
    Trong quan, ngoài quách.
    Casket insides; sarcophagus outsides.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Likely from etym 1.”)

Adverb

quách • (郭)

  1. (colloquial, informal) (doing something) in order to have done with it; decidedly

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) quách • (槨)

  1. wood apple (Limonia acidissima)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郭.

Noun

quách

  1. (obsolete) outer city wall
Usage notes
  • Survives fossilized in the compound thành quách (“fortifications, castles, citadels”)
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