quan

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwan/

Adverb

quan

when

Ido

Pronoun

quan

(interrogative) whom (object)

Usage notes

To ask for a subject, use qua instead.

Mandarin

Romanization

quan

Nonstandard spelling of quān.
Nonstandard spelling of quán.
Nonstandard spelling of quǎn.
Nonstandard spelling of quàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Catalan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

Adverb

quan

when

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官 (“official”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧]

Noun

quan (官)

(historical) a mandarin
Bẩm quan, con thật tình không biết ạ.
My Lord, I frankly do not know.
(informal) an official
Synonym: quan chức

Derived terms

thăng quan tiến chức
Quan thoại

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