ngụ cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寓居.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˨ʔ kɨ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩ʔ kɨ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˨ kɨ˧˧]

Verb

(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 cư ― a settlement of new immigrants

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