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

• lì xì