cung hỉ phát tài

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hi˧˩ faːt̚˧˦ taːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hɪj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥ taːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hɪj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥ taːj˨˩]

Phrase

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cung hỉ phát tài

  1. May you have a prosperous New Year!

See also

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