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