giao thừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰɨə˨˩]

    Noun

    giao thừa

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