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Originally Posted by billgates
"Chuc mung nam moi" and "Chuc mung tet vui" -- quite similar meaning but the 1st one usually refers to ang mor new year while the 2nd one is specific to Tet or Lunar New Year. "Vui" is from the word "vui ve" meaning happiness.  |
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Originally Posted by jackbl
My understanding is that Chuc mung nam moi(Happy New Year) can be use and are use commonly for both Ang Mo New Year and Lunar New Year.... as in singapore u also wish ppl Happy New Year whether it is 1st Jan or it is 正月初一..... Anyway thanks for introducing me the new phrase Chuc Mung Tet Vui....
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Even our prof level jackbl with at least 6 yrs of TV vocab also find this phrase new, u must be super prof level to invent this new phrase.
Even my bx also nvr heard this b4.
Yes, as jackbl has mentioned, Chuc Mung Nam Moi can be used both for ang mo new yr n Tet. Actually, in ancient vietnam, dai viet, ppl only celebrate lunar new yr( just like chinese), so this Chuc Mung Nam Moi is used. As for the ang mo new yr, which is more n more being celebrated in major VN cities as due to westernisation, this phrase is then more recently being used for it.
Bros can check out bro jackbl's earlier post for Tet greetings or refer to Shysaint's post:
http://sbf.today/showpos...ostcount=12676