mở hàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

mở (“to open”) +‎ hàng (“shop; store”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məː˧˩ haːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məː˧˨ haːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩˦ haːŋ˨˩]

Verb

mở hàng

1. to make the first purchase or sale in the day (seen as a sign of a good business day)
2. (colloquial) to give money or gifts to children during Lunar New Year