quá giang
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwaː˧˥ zaːŋ˧˧/
Central
/kwa̰ː˩˧ jaːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/waː˧˥ jaːŋ˧˧/
cross by boat
2 senses
2 Components
Verb
cross by boat
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
cross by boat
Transportation
The act of traveling across a river or another body of water by using a boat or a similar vessel.
vi Chúng tôi xin quá giang để sang bên kia sông.
en We asked to cross by boat to get to the other side of the river.
Sense 2
Verb
hitchhike
The act of traveling by getting free rides in passing vehicles, often by standing at the side of a road.
vi Tôi đã xin quá giang xe của một người đi đường.
en I got a free ride from a passing vehicle.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
過江
Candidates by syllable
quá
過
giang
江（𥬮）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.