Chinese New Year
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Chinese New Year
- /ˌt͡ʃaɪˌniːz ˌnjuː ˈjɪə/ UK
- /-ˈjɜː/ UK
- /ˌt͡ʃaɪˌniz ˈn(j)u ˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Chinese (adjective) + New Year (noun), the latter component matching the traditional name of the holiday, Mandarin 新年 (xīnnián, “New Year”): new (xīn) + year (nián).
proper noun Chinese New Years · CNY
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An annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, starting on the first day of the first lunar month and traditionally ending on the fifteenth day when there is a full moon. It is often celebrated by visiting family and friends, and giving gifts of money in red envelopes (ang pows or hongbao).
Near-synonyms: Lunar New Year, Spring Festival (synonymous in context)
Similar: Chunjie, Yuan Tan, Lunar New Year, Spring Festival
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name annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar
| Español | año nuevo chino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 춘절 chunjeol, 설 seol, 설날 seollal |
| 日本語 | 旧正月 kyūshōgatsu, 春節 shunsetsu |
| 中文 | 春節 /春节 chūnjié, 農曆新年 /农历新年 nónglì xīnnián, 中國新年 /中国新年 |
| हिन्दी | चीनी नववर्ष cīnī navvarṣ |
| Português | ano novo chinês |
| Français | nouvel an chinois |
| Deutsch | chinesisches Neujahrsfest |
| Русский | Кита́йский Но́вый год Kitájskij Nóvyj god |
| Tiếng Việt | Tết, Tết Âm lịch, Tết Nguyên Đán, Tết ta |
| العربية | رَأْس السَّنَة الصِّينِيَّة, عِيد الرَّبِيع ʕīd ar-rabīʕ |
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title = {Chinese New Year},
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