hồi hương
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
回鄉
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hoj˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hoj˦˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hoj˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
Verb
hồi
hương
(
often literary
)
to
return
to one's
hometown
or
country