quất

verbnoun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [kwət̚˧˦]Huế [kwək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [wək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quấtrisingsắc

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

quất means to lash; to whip.

Chinese characters: 橘

Meanings of quất in English

Verb

to lash, to whip
informal to do something drastically and redundantly
- Bài làm văn mà nó quất cho năm trang.His essay is awfully long, written on five pages.
slang, vulgar to fuck; to have sexual intercourse

Noun

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam calamansi (Citrus x microcarpa) ≈ tắc hạnh

Words with quất

quất hồng bì việt quất

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 橘 (“orange, tangerine”). Doublet of quýt.

Frequently asked questions

What does quất mean in English?

quất (verb) means "to lash; to whip".

How do you pronounce quất?

IPA: Hanoi [kwət̚˧˦]; Saigon [wək̚˦˥]. Tones: quất — rising tone (sắc).

Is quất a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quất is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 橘.

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.