大年初一

Mandarin · pinyin dà nián chū yī

Meanings

  1. Lunar New Year's Day
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
初
chū · beginning, initial, primary
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
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4–2–1–1 · da4 nian2 chu1 yi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 nin4 co1 jat1

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noun

  1. first day of the Chinese calendar; first day of Chinese New Year

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