lì xì
See also: lìxí and lìxī
Vietnamese
Etymology
From old or dialectal Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6; lợi thị)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˨˩ si˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˦˩ sɪj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˨˩ sɪj˨˩]
Verb
lì xì
- (chiefly Southern Vietnam) to give money in red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give otoshidama
Synonyms
- mừng tuổi