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quá cố

Pronunciation Northern /kwaː˧˥ ko˧˥/ Central /kwa̰ː˩˧ ko̰˩˧/ Southern /waː˧˥ ko˧˥/
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Meaning
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pass away Life Events & MilestonesTheme

To cease to live or to undergo the end of life; to pass away.

vi Ông của cô ấy đã quá cố một cách thanh thản trong giấc ngủ.

en Her grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep.

Parts
quá / cố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 過故 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 過故

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
過故
Candidates by syllable
quá cố (固 / 顧)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
quá cỡ / pass away
Use
quá khứ / quá sức / thái quá / quá giang …
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