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