giỗ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gio"
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zo˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jow˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jow˨˩˦]
- Homophone: dỗ
Noun edit
giỗ • (𠰍, 杜, 𠴗, , 祖, 𭉷, 𤻼, 𬲠, 𥣒, 𬲠)
- an annual lunar memorial deathday party or ceremony
- giỗ tổ Hùng Vương ― commemoration of the ancient Hùng Kings
- ăn giỗ ― to go to a deathday party
- Tại sao lại phải ăn giỗ? Đám nào ai cũng vui mừng chứ có buồn bã gì đâu?
- Why in the world do we go to deathday parties? Everyone always has fun romping around, it's not like there's any sense of commemoration or anything!
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