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拜年

Mandarin · pinyin bài nián

to pay a New Year call
to wish sb a Happy New Year

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拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age

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4–2 · bai4 nian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baai3 nin4

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to exchange (Chinese) New Year's greetings; to pay someone a courtesy call on Chinese New Year's Day or shortly thereafter, usually with a present

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