nguyên tiêu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Nguyên Tiêu
Nguyên tiêu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 元宵, composed of 元 (“first”) and 宵 (“night”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]

Noun

nguyên tiêu

night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Derived terms

Tết Nguyên Tiêu

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