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2024
lì_xì
lì xì
See also:
lìxí
and
lìxī
Vietnamese
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
Etymology
From old or dialectal
Cantonese
利市
(
lai6 si6; lợi thị
)
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
) IPA
(key)
:
[l̪i˨˩ s̪i˨˩]
(
Huế
) IPA
(key)
:
[lɪj˧˧ s̪ɪj˧˧]
(
Hồ Chí Minh City
) IPA
(key)
:
[l̻ʲɪj˨˩ s̪ɪj˨˩]
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