tết ông Táo
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Meaning · English
Tết of the Kitchen God — the 23rd of the last month, when the hearth god rides his carp to heaven.
Literally: the Táo lord's festival
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tết ông Táo” mean?
Tết of the Kitchen God — the 23rd of the last month, when the hearth god rides his carp to heaven. Literally: the Táo lord's festival
Is “tết ông Táo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.