quê cũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

quê (“hometown”) +‎ cũ (“old”), calque of Chinese 故鄉 / 故乡 (cố hương).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwe˧˧ ku˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwej˧˧ kʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wej˧˧ kʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

quê cũ

  1. (literary) hometown; birthplace
    Synonyms: quê nhà, cố hương
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