li hương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離鄉.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

li hương

  1. (literary, uncommon) to leave hometown