quá độ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過度, composed of 過 (“to exceed”) and 度 (“degree”). Compare Japanese 過度 (kado, “excess”).

quá độ

1. excessive

quá độ

1. excessively; too much

   Synonym: quá mức

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過渡, composed of 過 (“to cross”) and 渡 (“to cross a river”), Japanese 過渡 (kato, “transition”), Middle Chinese 過渡 (“to cross a river”). Etymologically matches the phrase qua đò (“to cross a river on a boat”). Also homophonous with cognates of quá độ above in other languages, such as Mandarin guòdù, Cantonese gwo3 dou6, Korean 과도 (gwado), etc., except in Japanese. See also quá giang.

quá độ

1. (socialism, communism) transitional

   thời kì quá độ lên chủ nghĩa xã hội ― the transitional period to socialism

• Not to be confused with cá độ.