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臘月
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the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar year
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la4 yue4 |
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正月
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the first month of the Chinese lunar year
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zheng1 yue4 |
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持續
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continuous, incessant, uninterrupted
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chi2 xu4 |
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祭祀
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to worship; to honor by a service or rite; to offer sacrifices
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ji4 si4 |
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儀式
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a ceremony, a rite
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yi2 shi4 |
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陰曆
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the Chinese lunar calendar; a calendar based on the cycles of the moon
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yin1 li4 |
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傳說
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a legend
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chuan2 shuo1 |
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灶神
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the Kitchen God, the God of the Kitchen
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zao4 shen2 |
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升天
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to ascendic heaven; to transmigrate; to die
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sheng1 tian1 |
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積極
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to be positive, energetic, active, vigorous
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ji1 ji2 |
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兇惡
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to be wicked; evil; savage; inalignant
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xiong1 e4 |
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怪獸
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a legendary animal; a monster
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guai4 shou4 |
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春聯
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the New Year's couplets written on strips of red paper and pasted on door frames
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chun1 lian2 |
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守歲
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to see the old year out and to welcome the new year in by staying up on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve
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shou3 sui4 |
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迎接
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to meet; to greet
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ying2 jie1 |
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團員
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a reunion
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tuan2 yuan2 |
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拜年
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to pay a respectful call on relatives or friends on New Year's Day and offer New Year's greeting
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bai4 nian2 |
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壓歲錢
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cash given in red paper envelopes to children by their elders on the eve of the Chinese New Year
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ya1 sui4 qian2 |
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午夜
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midnight
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wu2 ye4 |
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元寶
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a type of dumpling made in a shape reminiscent of the silver and gold ingots once used as money in ancient China
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yuan2 bao3 |
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吉利
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to be lucky, auspicious, propitious
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ji2 li4 |
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高潮
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the climax; the upsurge
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gao1 chao2 |
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元宵節
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The Lantern Festival
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yuan2 xiao1 jie2 |
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花燈
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fancy lanterns (usually made of paper) made especially for the Lantern Festival
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hua1 deng1 |
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燈謎
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riddles which are written on lanterns (used in contests in which prizes are often offered)
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deng1 mi2 |
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湯圓
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balls made of glutinous rice flour (often filled with a sweet paste)
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tang1 yuan2 |
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發揚
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to enhance; to add glory to
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fa1 yang2 |
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元 旦
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Chinese New Year's day
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yuan2 dan4 |
