mở hàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

mở (“to open”) +‎ hàng (“shop; store”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məː˧˩ haːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məː˧˨ haːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məː˨˩˦ haːŋ˨˩]

Verb

mở hàng

  1. to make the first purchase or sale in the day (seen as a sign of a good business day)
  2. (colloquial) to give money or gifts to children during Lunar New Year
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