xông nhà

Vietnamese

Etymology

xông +‎ nhà

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲaː˨˩]

Verb

xông nhà

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

Synonyms