tân gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 新家 (new house).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tən˧˧ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ jaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ jaː˧˧]

Noun

tân gia

  1. housewarming, a party where the host celebrates their freshly built house
    ăn (tiệc) tân gia
    to go to a "new-house" party