quần
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˨˩]
- Homophone: quầng (South Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 裙 (“skirt”).
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) cùn
Noun
- (clothing) a two-legged/holed bottom; pants, shorts, briefs, panties, etc.
- "quần không đáy" ― "crotchless pants"; a skirt
- Tháng tám có chiếu vua ra
Cấm quần không đáy người ta hãi hùng
Không đi thì chợ không đông
Đi thì phải lột quần chồng sao đang!
Có quần ra quán bán hàng
Không quần ra đứng đầu làng trông quan.- The monarch issued a decree in the eighth lunar month
We're in fear because it bans "crotchless pants"
We can't go to the market if we can't get out of our homes
Are we supposed to strip our husbands' pants, then?
Now we can only make a living if we have pants
Or else we'll have to keep looking out for the authorities.
- The monarch issued a decree in the eighth lunar month
- quần đùi ― shorts; boxers
- quần lửng ― capri pants
See also
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 倦 (SV: quyện).
Verb
quần
Derived terms
Derived terms
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