nguyên tiêu
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Nguyên Tiêu
- Nguyên tiêu
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 元宵, composed of 元 (“first”) and 宵 (“night”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tiw˧˧]
Noun
nguyên tiêu
- night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
Derived terms
- Tết Nguyên Tiêu