quan hệ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 關係, Japanese 関係 (kankei). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ he˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ hej˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ hej˨˩˨] === Noun === (classifier mối) quan hệ a relation or relationship quan hệ vợ chồng ― marriage quan hệ tình dục ― a sexual relationship quan hệ sản xuất ― relations of production quan hệ ngoại giao ― diplomatic relations quan hệ công chúng ― public relations ==== Usage notes ==== There's no concrete distinction between liên hệ and quan hệ, although when it comes to human connection, quan hệ may seem more emotional than liên hệ. The choice between these is a matter of collocation. === See also === liên quan === Verb === quan hệ (euphemistic) clipping of quan hệ tình dục (“to have sex”)