Tết Công-gô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Tết (“New Year”) +‎ Công-gô (“Congo”), literally "Congolese New Year".

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tet̚˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tet̚˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təːt̚˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣow˧˧]

Noun

Tết Công-gô

  1. (informal) a never-coming time
    Synonym: Tết Ma-rốc
    Chờ nó làm bài hết bài tập? Có mà chờ đến Tết Công-gô!
    Waiting for him to finish his homework? You'd have better luck waiting for Congolese New Year!
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