kiều hối

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僑匯.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəw˨˩ hoj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiw˦˩ hoj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiw˨˩ hoj˦˥]

Noun

kiều hối

  1. remittance (money transferred by an individual overseas to their home country)