lì xì

See also: lìxí and lìxī

Vietnamese

Etymology

From old or dialectal Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6; lợi thị).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˨˩ si˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˦˩ sɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˨˩ sɪj˨˩]

Verb

lì xì

  1. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to give money in (usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity

Synonyms

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