quách

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwajk̟̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [kwat̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [wat̚˦˥] Homophone: Quách === Etymology 1 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 槨. ==== Noun ==== (classifier cái, chiếc) quách (rare or obsolete) sarcophagus; outer coffin === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Likely from etym 1.”) ==== Adverb ==== quách • (郭) (colloquial, informal) (doing something) in order to have done with it; decidedly === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== (classifier cây, trái, quả) quách • (槨) wood apple (Limonia acidissima) === Etymology 4 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 郭. ==== Noun ==== quách (obsolete) outer city wall ===== Usage notes ===== Survives fossilized in the compound thành quách (“fortifications, castles, citadels”)