xông đất

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Vietnamese

Etymology

xông (“to rush”) +‎ đất (“land”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

Verb

xông đất

to be the first person/people to visit someone's home during the Lunar New Year (Tết)

Synonyms

xông nhà
(central Vietnam) đạp đất

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