ngụ cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 寓居.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˧˨ʔ kɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩ʔ kɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˨ kɨ˧˧]

    Verb

    ngụ

    1. (uncommon, common in some expressions) to reside (esp. in a different place than one's native hometown; to live; to dwell in a new land
      xóm ngụ cưa settlement of new immigrants