Tết Công-gô

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Tết (“New Year”) +‎ Công-gô (“Congo”), literally "Congolese New Year".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tet̚˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tet̚˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [təːt̚˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
Phonetic spelling: tết công gô

Noun

Tết Công-gô

(informal) a never-coming time
Synonym: Tết Ma-rốc

Chờ nó làm bài hết bài tập? Có mà chờ đến Tết Công-gô!
Waiting for him to finish his homework? You'd have better luck waiting for Congolese New Year!