Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

quá giang

[kwaː˧˦ zaːŋ˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to cross a body of water by boat

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đi qua bằng thuyền

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to hitchhike

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm chuyến đi bằng xe của người lạ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

What does “quá giang” mean?

(verb) to cross a body of water by boat

Is “quá giang” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.