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vô gia cư

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Hanoi [vo˧˧ zaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]Huế [vow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]Saigon [vow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
vôlevelnganggialevelngangcưlevelngang

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vô gia cư means homeless.

Meanings of vô gia cư in English

Adjective

  1. homeless
    • người vô gia cưa homeless person

Example sentences with vô gia cư

  • Nhiều người ngủ ngoài trời vì họ vô gia cư. Many people sleep outside because they are homeless.
  • Tôi đã cho một người vô gia cư mười đô la. I gave a homeless person ten dollars.
  • Nhiều người trở thành vô gia cư do trận động đất. Many people became homeless because of the earthquake.
  • Tổ chức của chúng tôi phân phát thức ăn và quần áo cho người vô gia cư. Our organisation distributes food and clothes to homeless people.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無 (“have not, not”), 家 (“house, home”) and 居 (“to live, to dwell”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vô gia cư mean in English?

vô gia cư (adjective) means "homeless".

How do you pronounce vô gia cư?

IPA: Hanoi [vo˧˧ zaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]; Saigon [vow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]. Tones: vô — level tone (ngang), gia — level tone (ngang), cư — 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.