đất khách quê người

Vietnamese

Etymology

đất khách +‎ quê người.

Pronunciation
  • (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˨˩]

Noun

đất khách quê người

  1. (literal) strangers' land, people's town
  2. (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.
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