quách

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槨.

Noun[edit]

quách

  1. (rare or obsolete) sarcophagus; outer coffin
    Trong quan, ngoài quách.
    Casket insides; sarcophagus outsides.

Etymology 2[edit]

Adverb[edit]

quách • (郭)

  1. (colloquial) (doing something) in order to have done with it; decidedly

Etymology 3[edit]

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Noun[edit]

(classifier cây) quách • (槨)

  1. wood apple, Limonia acidissima

Etymology 4[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郭

Noun[edit]

quách

  1. (obsolete) outer city wall
Usage notes[edit]

Only survives fossilized in the compound thành quách (“fortifications, castles, citadels”)}}

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