quê quán

Vietnamese

Etymology

quê +‎ quán (貫).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwe˧˧ kwaːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwej˧˧ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wej˧˧ waːŋ˦˥]

Noun

quê quán

  1. place of origin; place one is originally from; hometown of one's ancestors, usually considered in the male line
    • 2001, Chu Lai, chapter 9, in Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học:
      Hỏi gì trả lời nấy, cấm quanh co dài dòng. Nào, họ tên? Quê quán? Dân tộc? Văn hoá? Tham gia cách mạng năm nào?
      You answer what we ask, no verbosity. So, full name? Place of origin? Ethnicity? Level of schooling? What year did you join the revolution?
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