khứ hồi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 去 (“to go”) and 回 (“to return”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɨ˧˦ hoj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨ˨˩˦ hoj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɨ˦˥ hoj˨˩] ~ [xɨ˦˥ hoj˨˩]
Verb
khứ hồi
- to go to and fro; to make a round trip