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quẻ

noun
Hanoi [kwɛ˧˩]Huế [kwɛ˧˨]Saigon [wɛ˨˩˦] browser voice
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quẻ means divinatory sign or symbol; lot; forecast.

Meanings of quẻ in English

Noun

  1. divinatory sign or symbol; lot; forecast (of the future)
    • quẻ Cànthe Qián trigram

Words with quẻ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, quẻ could be written as 卦, 𩱻, 課, 𩳴. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 卦 (SV: quái).

Frequently asked questions

What does quẻ mean in English?

quẻ (noun) means "divinatory sign or symbol; lot; forecast".

How do you pronounce quẻ?

IPA: Hanoi [kwɛ˧˩]; Saigon [wɛ˨˩˦]. Tones: quẻ — 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.