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

  1. (often literary) to return to one's hometown or country