Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

cố hương

[ko˧˦ hɨəŋ˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(noun) hometown; birthplace

NounRegister: formal

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Matsuo Bashō's haiku, translated by Đoàn Lê Giang: Đất khách mười mùa sương về thăm quê ngoảnh lại Ê-đô là cố hương. autumn, ten years: now I point to Edo as the old home. (literally, “It was the strange land for ten misty years but when I came back home it was Edo that felt like my old home.”)

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Common questions

What does “cố hương” mean?

(noun) hometown; birthplace

Is “cố hương” formal or informal?

cố hương is generally formal.

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