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送舊迎新

简送旧迎新 · 繁送舊迎新

Mandarin · pinyin sòng jiù yíng xīn

usher out the old, greet the new
esp. to see in the New Year

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送: sòng · see off, send off; dispatch, give
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迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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4–4–2–1 · song4 jiu4 ying2 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sung3 gau6 jing4 san1

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(idiomatic) to let go of the old and welcome in the new

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