nguyên tiêu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 元宵, composed of 元 (“first”) and 宵 (“night”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]

Noun

nguyên tiêu

  1. night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Derived terms

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