khựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "khua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Possibly from Mandarin 客 (kè, “guest”) (SV: khách), a dated exonym for ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. See khách and Hẹ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɨə˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˨]

Adjective

khựa

(neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese
dirty

Derived terms

Tàu khựa