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˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ kow˦˥] === Verb === quá cố (literary) to die Đừng "cố quá" kẻo mà "quá cố" bây giờ. ― Don't try too hard, you'll kill yourself in the process.