ngụ cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寓居.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˧˨ʔ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩ʔ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˨ kɨ˧˧]

Verb

ngụ cư

  1. (uncommon, common in some expressions) to reside (esp. in a different place than one's native hometown; to live; to dwell in a new land
    xóm ngụ cư ― a settlement of new immigrants
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