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新年前夕

Mandarin · pinyin xīn nián qián xī

New Year's eve

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
夕: xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted

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1–2–2–1 · xin1 nian2 qian2 xi1

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