mừng tuổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

mừng (“to celebrate”) +‎ tuổi (“(a child's new) age”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɨŋ˨˩ tuəj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨŋ˦˩ tuj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨŋ˨˩ tuj˨˩˦]

Verb

mừng tuổi

  1. (Northern Vietnam) to give money in red envelopes to children or elders during Lunar New Year; to give otoshidama

Synonyms

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