quá cố
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 過 (“to pass”) and 故 (“old; to pass away”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ ko˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ kow˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ kow˦˥]
Verb
quá cố
- (literary) to (have) pass(ed) away; to die
- Cố quá thì quá cố luôn. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)