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quần què

noun
Hanoi [kwən˨˩ kwɛ˨˩]Huế [kwəŋ˦˩ kwɛ˦˩]Saigon [wəŋ˨˩ wɛ˨˩] browser voice
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quần què means broken pants; bullshit; rubbish.

Meanings of quần què in English

Noun

  1. broken pants, especially pants with one (or both) leg torn off
  2. Southern Vietnam, figurative, slang, low colloquial bullshit; rubbish; your ass
    • Đang làm cái quần què gì vậy?What the fuck are you doing?

Etymology

quần (“pants”) + què (“crippled”).

Frequently asked questions

What does quần què mean in English?

quần què (noun) means "broken pants; bullshit; rubbish".

How do you pronounce quần què?

IPA: Hanoi [kwən˨˩ kwɛ˨˩]; Saigon [wəŋ˨˩ wɛ˨˩]. Tones: quần — falling tone (huyền), 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.