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農曆新年

简农历新年 · 繁農曆新年

Mandarin · pinyin nóng lì xīn nián

Chinese New Year
Lunar New Year

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農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
曆: Look up this written character
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
历: lì · history; calendar

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2–4–1–2 · nong2 li4 xin1 nian2

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nung4 lik6 san1 nin4

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Chinese New Year

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