cung hỉ phát tài
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恭喜發財 (“May you have a prosperous New Year!”), from cung hỉ (恭喜, "to congratulate") + phát tài (發財, "to become rich").
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hi˧˩ faːt̚˧˦ taːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hɪj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥ taːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hɪj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥ taːj˨˩]
Phrase edit
- May you have a prosperous New Year!