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雙節

简双节 · 繁雙節

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng jié

combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020)
binodal
two-section

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双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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1–2 · shuang1 jie2

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noun

double festival (e.g. when two festivals occur at the same time)

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