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(new) year close by
simp. and trad.
(年兜)

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年兜

  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) beginning of the year in the Chinese calendar (first three to fifteen days)
  2. (Singapore Hokkien) Chinese New Year
  3. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) Chinese New Year's Eve
  4. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) end of the year (especially in the Chinese calendar)

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