lạc hậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 落後.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ həw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ həw˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ həw˨˩˨]

Adjective

lạc hậu

backward; underdeveloped

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