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Chinese New Year en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ˈjɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌt͡ʃaɪˌniz ˈn(j)u ˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˌt͡ʃaɪˌniːz ˌnjuː ˈjɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

1. 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).
   • Late in January a fusillade of Pentagon communiques announced that the Chinese New Year would be upon us come early February. In over 60 Chinese New Years, this was the first time the Pentagon has ever alerted us that another one was just around the corner, as if it were a cataclysmic event warranting some form of immediate action. Why the unusual preoccupation with the "Year of the Dragon"? 2000 spring, Benjamin F. Schemmer, “Editorial: Pandering”, in Benjamin F. Schemmer, editor, Strategic Review, volume XXVIII, number 2, Boston, Mass.: United States Strategic Institute in association with the Center for International Relations, Boston University, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 1:
   • In a Chinese New Year video message posted on her Facebook page yesterday, President Halimah Yacob said the fact that the celebrations here also commonly embrace those of other races is "true to the Singapore spirit". 2019 February 5, Adrian Lim, “Multiracial CNY celebrations true to Singapore spirit: President Halimah”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2019:
   • Very soon after the Chinese New years day, in February, the fragrant orchid, the Lan-hua, is brought in from the hills for sale in great quantities, and may be seen and its fragrance noticed in many a Chinese home. 1883 November–December, [Arthur] Moule, “A Calendar of Flowers”, in The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, volume XIV, number 6, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, →OCLC, page 470:
   • The Chin-yve [Chunjie], or Chineſe''' nevv year, begins vvith the nevv moon that falls next to the 5th of February, or the 15th degree of Aquarius, vvhich divides into tvvo equal parts the ſpace betvveen tvvo points in the equinox, and ſolſtice; and on that day according to them, the ſun enters a ſign they call Lie-chun, or the reſurrection of the ſpring. 1704, John Francis Gemelli Careri [i.e., Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri], “[A Voyage Round the World […] Containing the Most Remarkable Things He Saw in China.] The Chinese New Year, and Solemn Festivals of the Lanthorns”, in Awnsham Churchill; John Churchill, compilers, translated by [anonymous], A Collection of Voyages and Travels, […], volume IV, London: […] Messrs. Churchill, for John Walthoe, […], published 1732, →OCLC, part IV, page 385, column 2:
   • I was too old to receive a hongbao (the Chinese New Year hongbao is strictly for children and teenagers and some young single adults) but before I left the LiuJiang village, Jake gave me a four-volume set of A Dream Of Red Mansions … one of China's Four Great Classical Novels, considered a masterpiece of Chinese literature, […] 2018, Stephen Ling, This is China, North Charleston, S.C.: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN, page 529:
   • Near-synonyms: Lunar New Year, Spring Festival (synonymous in context)

Forms

Synonyms

Chunjie · Yuan Tan · Spring Festival · Lunar New Year

Translations (55)

de chinesisches Neujahrsfest (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ka ჩინური ახალი წელი (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ja 旧正月 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · bg Кита́йска Но́ва годи́на (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ms Raya Cina (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · vi Tết (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · fi kiinalainen uusivuosi (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ug باھار بايرىمى (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ja 春節 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ta சீனப்புத்தாண்டு (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · nan-hbl 新正 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ca any nou xinès (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · id sincia (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · vi Tết Nguyên Đán (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · yue 新年 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ko 설 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · tl Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · lo ປີໃໝ່ຫວຽດ (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · fr nouvel an chinois (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · bew Lebaran Cina (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · hu tavaszünnep (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · id Tahun Baru Tionghoa (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · hu kínai újév (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · cmn 中國新年 /中国新年 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · hi चीनी नववर्ष (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · nb kinesisk nyttår (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · vi Tết Âm lịch (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · lo ກຸດຈີນ (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · km ចូលឆ្នាំចិន (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ms Tahun Baru Cina (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · gl aninovo chinés (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · hu holdújév (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · th ตรุษจีน (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · bew Sincia (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · my တရုတ်နှစ်တစ်ကူး (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · lo ປີໃໝ່ຈີນ (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ru Кита́йский Но́вый год (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · id Tahun Baru Imlek (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · za cieng (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · kk Қытай Жаңа жылы (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · vi Tết ta (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ko 춘절 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · cmn 春節 /春节 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · yue 農曆新年 /农历新年 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ar عِيد الرَّبِيع (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ug چاغان (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · pl chiński Nowy Rok (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · su Pabaru Cina (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · km នានិទាឃរដូវ (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · cmn 農曆新年 /农历新年 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · es año nuevo chino (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ar رَأْس السَّنَة الصِّينِيَّة (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · pt ano novo chinês (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · ko 설날 (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar) · mn Хятадын Шинэ Жил (annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar)

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