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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
đất khách + quê người.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗət̚˧˦ xajk̟̚˧˦ kwe˧˧ ŋɨəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ kʰat̚˦˧˥ kwej˧˧ ŋɨj˦˩] ~ [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ xat̚˦˧˥ kwej˧˧ ŋɨj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˥ kʰat̚˦˥ wej˧˧ ŋɨj˨˩] ~ [ʔɗək̚˦˥ xat̚˦˥ wej˧˧ ŋɨj˨˩]
đất khách quê người
- (literal) strangers' land, people's town
- (figurative) a foreign place
Nó cảm thấy lạc lõng nơi đất khách quê người.- She felt like she was lost in this foreign place, miles away from her homeland.