quê cũ
Vietnamese
Etymology
quê (“hometown”) + cũ (“old”), calque of Chinese 故鄉 (cố hương)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwe˧˧ ku˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwej˧˧ kʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wej˧˧ kʊw˨˩˦]
Noun
quê cũ
- (literary) hometown; birthplace