can qua

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 干戈.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˧˧ kwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ waː˧˧]

Noun

can qua

  1. (literary) battle; warfare