quặc
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwa̰ʔk˨˩/
Central
/kwa̰k˨˨/
Southern
/wak˨˩˨/
to hook
2 senses
Verb
to hook
Details
2 senses
▸
Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to hook
Core Actions
To catch something with a hook or to cause it to become stuck on something.
vi Chiếc áo bị quặc vào hàng rào thép gai.
en The shirt got hooked on the barbed wire fence.
Sense 2
Verb
to snap back
To respond quickly and sharply to someone, often in an angry or defensive retort manner.
vi Cô ấy quặc lại khi bị anh ta chỉ trích.
en She snapped back when she was criticized by him.