khựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "khua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Possibly from Mandarin 客 (kè, “guest”) (SV: khách), a dated exonym for ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. See khách and Hẹ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɨə˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɨə˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˨] ~ [xɨə˨˩˨]

Adjective

khựa

1. (neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese
2. dirty

Derived terms

• Tàu khựa

See also

• ching chong