Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 春節. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swən˧˧ tiət̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [swəŋ˧˧ tiək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ tiək̚˦˥] Noun xuân tiết (rare) spring; springtime (rare) mid-spring; the middle of spring (when spring comes full force)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.