How do you say “hitchhike” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "hitchhike" in Vietnamese?

"Hitchhike" in Vietnamese is quá giang (to hitchhike).

“Hitchhike” in Vietnamese is quá giang (to hitchhike).

Vietnamese words for “hitchhike”

quá giangverb
Hanoi [kwaː˧˦ zaːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [waː˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]quá rising giang level
to hitchhike
for “hitchhike” meaning: To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.

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