li hương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ly hương

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離鄉.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

li hương

1. (literary, uncommon) to leave hometown