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聖誕節前夕

sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6

sheng4 dan4 jie2 qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan)

Christmas eve

Level: 3

聖誕節前夕 / 圣诞节前夕

聖 sing3 sheng4 - holy; sacred; sage
誕 daan3 daan6 dan4 - [1] birth [2] preposterous; absurd [3] an init
節 zit3 jie2 jie1 - festival, holiday; seasons
前 cin4 qian2 jian3 - in front; before
夕 zik6 xi1 (PRC), xi4 (Taiwan) - evening, night; dusk; sunset

This word was added by bybell on 28th Oct 2005 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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