"lì xì" meaning in Vietnamese

See lì xì in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [li˨˩ si˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɪj˦˩ sɪj˦˩] [Huế], [lɪj˨˩ sɪj˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: From old or dialectal Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6; lợi thị). Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|yue|利市|tr=lai6 si6; lợi thị}} Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6; lợi thị) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=lì xì|tr=}} lì xì, {{vi-verb|head=lì xì}} lì xì
  1. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to give money in (Usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity Wikipedia link: vi:lì xì Tags: Central, Southern, Vietnam Synonyms: mừng tuổi
    Sense id: en-lì_xì-vi-verb-~A6dwLhN Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for lì xì meaning in Vietnamese (1.7kB)

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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From old or dialectal Cantonese 利市 (lai6 si6; lợi thị).",
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        "to give money in (Usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity"
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          "elder",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[lɪj˦˩ sɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪj˨˩ sɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lì xì"
}
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      "name": "bor"
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        "Vietnamese terms derived from Cantonese",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese verbs"
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        "to give money in (Usually) red envelopes to children or elders during the Lunar New Year; to give gratuity"
      ],
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        [
          "red envelope",
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          "child",
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        ],
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
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          "Lunar",
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        [
          "New Year",
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          "gratuity",
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        "Vietnam"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[li˨˩ si˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪj˦˩ sɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪj˨˩ sɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "mừng tuổi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lì xì"
}

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