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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wej˧˧ kʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

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

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