quê hương

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Hanoi [kwe˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]Huế [kwej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]Saigon [wej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quêlevelngang hươnglevelngang

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quê hương means hometown; birthplace.

Meanings of quê hương in English

Noun

literary hometown; birthplace
literary homeland; motherland

Example sentences with quê hương

Trái tim của bất cứ ai cũng hướng về quê hương. Anyone cherishes his native town in his heart.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

quê (“hometown”) + Chinese 鄉 /乡 (hương, “hometown”).

Frequently asked questions

What does quê hương mean in English?

quê hương (noun) means "hometown; birthplace".

How do you pronounce quê hương?

IPA: Hanoi [kwe˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [wej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: quê — level tone (ngang), hương — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.