Tháng giêng ăn tết ở nhà
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Meaning · English
Stay at home during the Lunar New Year
Literally: January month eat Tet at home
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Tháng giêng ăn tết ở nhà, tháng hai là tháng bán đềStay at home during the Lunar New Year, February is the month for selling debts
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Tháng giêng ăn tết ở nhà” mean?
Stay at home during the Lunar New Year Literally: January month eat Tet at home
Is “Tháng giêng ăn tết ở nhà” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.