què

adjective

Hanoi [kwɛ˨˩]Huế [kwɛ˦˩]Saigon [wɛ˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quèfallinghuyền

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què means lame due to amputation.

Meanings of què in English

Adjective

colloquial lame due to amputation
- què quặtwith one's leg(s) and possibly even one's arm(s) amputated

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, què could be written as 跪, 蹶, 𨆠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 瘸 (SV: qua).

Frequently asked questions

What does què mean in English?

què (adjective) means "lame due to amputation".

How do you pronounce què?

IPA: Hanoi [kwɛ˨˩]; Saigon [wɛ˨˩]. Tones: què — 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.