vô gia cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ zaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ jaː˧˧ kɨ˧˧]

Adjective

vô gia cư

  1. homeless
    người vô gia cư ― a homeless person
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