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小年夜

xiǎo nián yèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) the night before lunisolar New Year's Eve / (Tw) the night before New Year's Eve (either lunisolar or Gregorian) / (old) Little New Year's Eve (the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunisolar month, when people offer sacrifices to the kitchen god)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

小年夜 小年夜 [xiao3 nian2 ye4] /(coll.) the night before lunisolar New Year's Eve/(Tw) the night before New Year's Eve (either lunisolar or Gregorian)/(old) Little New Year's Eve (the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunisolar month, when people offer sacrifices to the kitchen god)/

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