hoài cổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 懷古.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːj˨˩ ko˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːj˦˩ kow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːj˨˩ kow˨˩˦]

    Verb

    hoài cổ

    1. (literary) to nostalgically remember the past