quán

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See also: quan, quàn, quân, quấn, quần, quǎn, quān, and quận

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quán (quan2, Zhuyin ㄑㄩㄢˊ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

quán

  1. (only in certain contexts) a place of where people can come and enjoy cheap or non-luxury service (usually food and drinks) for some time
    Synonym: tiệm
    ăn quánto eat out at a diner
    quán nướca makeshift shop usually set up on the sidewalk, where people can come for cheap non-alcoholic drinks or games of xiangqi
    quán tràa tearoom
    quán cà phêa cafe
    quán baa bar
    quán cơm/mì/bún/phở/thịt cầy/thịt chó/tiểu hổ/thịt mèo/thịt trâu
    a diner or restaurant where you can have rice/noodles/pho/dog meat/cat meat/water buffalo meat
    quán nhậu
    a diner or restaurant where you can party with hot pots, dog meat or cat meat, and beer or rice alcohol
    quán rượu
    a place where you can drink rice alcohol in wuxia fiction, also rarely known as a tửu điếm, usually depicted as a place where the protagonist can overhear anything about the martial arts world for plot advancement
    quán game/netan Internet cafe
    Học nấu ăn đi chứ ! Cứ ăn quán hoài tiền đâu chịu nổi ?
    Learn to cook, will ya? Keep eating out and you won't have any money left to save!
  2. (only in compounds) a hall, a building
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Etymology 2

Romanization

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