hoài cổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 懷古.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːj˨˩ ko˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːj˦˩ kow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːj˨˩ kow˨˩˦]

Verb

hoài cổ

1. (literary) to nostalgically remember the past