giêng

See also: gieng, giếng, and giềng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 正 (“the first month of the lunar year”, SV: chinh).

Pronunciation

Noun

giêng

  1. short for tháng giêng (“the first month of the lunar year”)
    Thôi để ra giêng nhà mình tính sau ― Let's just reconsider that after the lunar January.

Derived terms

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