quào

verb

Hanoi [kwaːw˨˩]Huế [kwaːw˦˩]Saigon [waːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quàofallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

quào means to scratch.

Meanings of quào in English

Verb

to scratch

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, quào could be written as 搞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does quào mean in English?

quào (verb) means "to scratch".

How do you pronounce quào?

IPA: Hanoi [kwaːw˨˩]; Saigon [waːw˨˩]. Tones: quào — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.