giao thừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交承, composed of 交 (“(of the old) to hand over”) and 承 (“(of the new) to receive”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]

Noun

giao thừa

New Year's Eve (in the Gregorian or lunar calendar), the day before New Year

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