hồi hưu

Sino-Vietnamese word from 回 (“to go back”) and 休 (“to rest”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hoj˨˩ hiw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hoj˦˩ hɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hoj˨˩ hɨw˧˧]

hồi hưu • (回休)

1. (dated) to retire (e.g. on a pension)

• (to retire): về hưu

• hưu trí

hồi hưu • (回休)

1. retired

   trung ủy cảnh sát hồi hưu

   retired police lieutenant

• Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “hồi hưu”, in Việt–Việt‎^[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024