quan

From Old Occitan quan (compare Occitan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwan/

quan

1. when

quan

1. (interrogative) whom (object)

To ask for a subject, use qua instead.

quan

1. sprout from the stump

quan

1. Nonstandard spelling of quān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of quán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of quǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of quàn.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

From Old Occitan quan (compare Catalan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

quan

1. when

quan

1. Alternative form of can

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官 (“official”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧]

quan (官)

1. (historical) a mandarin

   Bẩm quan, con thật tình không biết ạ.

   My Lord, I frankly do not know.

2. (informal) an official

   Synonym: quan chức

• thăng quan tiến chức
• Quan thoại