an khang thịnh vượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安康 (“safe”) and 盛旺 (“prosperous”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧ tʰïŋ˧˨ʔ vɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Phrase

an khang thịnh vượng

1. Wish you security, good health and prosperity. (a common wish for Tết)