thoáng qua

Vietnamese

Etymology

thoáng (to pass quickly) +‎ qua (through, by).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwaːŋ˧˦ kwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwaːŋ˦˧˥ kwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ waː˧˧]

Adjective

thoáng qua

  1. fleeting
    cảm tình thoáng quafleeting affection