quá giang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過江 (“to cross a river”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

(Southern Vietnam) to cross a body of water by boat
(by extension, Southern Vietnam) to hitchhike

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