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圍爐

简围炉 · 繁圍爐

Mandarin · pinyin wéi lú

to gather around the stove
(Tw) to come together for a family dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve

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围: wéi · surround, encircle, corral
炉: lú · fireplace, stove, oven, furnace

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2–2 · wei2 lu2

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wai4 lou4

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verb

to gather around a stove
(southern Fujian, Taiwan, Chaoshan, Leizhou Min, Hainan) to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve
(Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 圍爐取暖／围炉取暖

noun

(Leizhou Min, Hainanese) Chinese New Year's Eve

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