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正月初一

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng yuè chū yī

New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
一: yī · one; a, an; alone

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1–4–1–1 · zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1

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noun

first day of the Chinese calendar; first day of Chinese New Year
(Philippine Hokkien) first day of January; New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)

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