quá cố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過 (“to pass”) and 故 (“old; to pass away”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˦ ko˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ kow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˦˥ kow˦˥]

Verb

(literary) to die
Đừng "cố quá" kẻo mà "quá cố" bây giờ. ― Don't try too hard, you'll kill yourself in the process.

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