lai lịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 來歷.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːj˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːj˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːj˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

lai lịch

  1. (of a person) past history; background
  2. (of an object or story) origin