khăn quàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

khăn (“cloth”) +‎ quàng (“to wrap around”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ kwaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ kwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ kwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

khăn quàng

  1. a scarf
    Synonym: khăn quàng cổ
  2. Short for khăng quàng đỏ (“red rectangular scarf worn by grade schoolchildren”).
    Không ở trường mà đeo khăn quàng à ? Con này cháu ngoan Bác Hồ ghê ta !
    You wear your red scarf outside of school? Geez, Uncle Ho's good child much ?

Synonyms
  • khăn choàng
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