chẳng qua
Vietnamese
Etymology
chẳng (“not at all”) + qua (“to cross”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ kwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ kwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caŋ˨˩˦ waː˧˧]
Adverb
chẳng qua • (丕戈)
- only; merely; just