quân cờ

noun

Hanoi [kwən˧˧ kəː˨˩]Huế [kwəŋ˧˧ kəː˦˩]Saigon [wəŋ˧˧ kəː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quânlevelngang cờfallinghuyền

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Meanings of quân cờ in English

Noun

a piece in certain board games

Etymology

quân (classifier of pieces) + cờ (“board games”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce quân cờ?

IPA: Hanoi [kwən˧˧ kəː˨˩]; Saigon [wəŋ˧˧ kəː˨˩]. Tones: quân — level tone (ngang), cờ — 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.