Etymology

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hi˧˩ faːʔt̚˧ˀ˦ taːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hɪj˧˩ faːʔk̚˦˥ taːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˥ hɪj˨˦ faːʔk̚˦ˀ˥ taːj˨˩]