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quá thể

adverb
Hanoi [kwaː˧˦ tʰe˧˩]Huế [kwaː˨˩˦ tʰej˧˨]Saigon [waː˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦] browser voice
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quá thể means too; excessively; exceedingly.

Meanings of quá thể in English

Adverb

  1. colloquial too; excessively; exceedingly

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

quá (過) + thể (體).

Frequently asked questions

What does quá thể mean in English?

quá thể (adverb) means "too; excessively; exceedingly".

How do you pronounce quá thể?

IPA: Hanoi [kwaː˧˦ tʰe˧˩]; Saigon [waː˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦]. Tones: quá — rising tone (sắc), thể — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.