Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 越過 (SV: việt qua).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨət̚˧˨ʔ kwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩ʔ kwaː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩˨ waː˧˧] ~ [jɨək̚˨˩˨ waː˧˧]
Verb
vượt qua • (𨅿過)
- to cross
- (figurative) to overcome