lạc hậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 落後.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ həw˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ həw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ həw˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    lạc hậu

    1. backward; underdeveloped
      Lạc hậu là điều khó tránh một khi chí tiến thủ đã không còn.
      Being outdated would be a fact that's hard to avoid when the will of self-improvement is abandoned.
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