quê hương

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Vietnamese

Etymology

quê (“hometown”) + Chinese 鄉／乡 (hương, “hometown”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwe˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [wej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

quê hương

(literary) hometown; birthplace
(literary, by extension) homeland; motherland

See also

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