giao thừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交承, composed of 交 (“(of the old) to hand over”) and 承 (“(of the new) to receive”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]

Noun

giao thừa

  1. New Year's Eve (in the Gregorian or lunar calendar), the day before New Year
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