lưu niệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 留念.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liw˧˧ niəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧ niəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧ nim˨˩˨]

Verb

lưu niệm

1. to keep as a souvenir; to keep for remembrance

   quà lưu niệm ― souvenir