ra giêng
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Definition
- Phrase (Cụm từ):
- After the Lunar New Year (Tet): Specifically refers to the period immediately following the completion of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) celebrations, marking the beginning of the new lunar year's first month (tháng Giêng).
Usage Examples
- Phrase:
- Ra giêng sẽ trồng màu. (After Tet, we are going to grow subsidiary crops.)
- Công việc đó để ra giêng hãy tính. (Let's plan that work for after Tet.)
- Ra giêng, nhà nào cũng sum vầy. (After Tet, every family is still reunited.)
Advanced Usage
- Cultural/Agricultural Context: The phrase is deeply tied to the agricultural calendar and cultural practices. It signifies the resumption of normal work and life after the extended Tet holiday period.
- Theo phong tục, đi lễ chùa đầu năm thường làm ra giêng. (According to custom, visiting the pagoda at the year's start is often done ra giêng—after Tet.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tháng Giêng (n): The first month of the lunar year.
- Tháng Giêng là tháng ăn chơi. (The first lunar month is for festivities.)
- Sau Tết (phrase): After Tet. A more general synonym.
- Sau Tết, mọi người trở lại làm việc. (After Tet, everyone returns to work.)
Synonyms
- Sau Tết Nguyên Đán: After the Lunar New Year Festival.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Đầu xuân năm mới: In the early spring of the new year. This can overlap with but is not identical to , as it emphasizes the spring season at the year's start.
- Chúc mừng đầu xuân năm mới. (Happy early spring of the new year.)
- Once Tet is over, after Tet
- Ra giêng sẽ trồng màuAfter Tet, were are going to grow subsidiary crops