xông đất

Vietnamese

Etymology

xông (“to rush”) +‎ đất (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

Verb

xông đất

  1. to be the first person/people to visit someone's home during the Lunar New Year (Tết)

Synonyms

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