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團年飯

tyun4 nin4 faan6

family reunion dinner - the traditional dinner taking place on the eve of Chinese New Year's Day where family members return to their hometowns to be with their elders and relations.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 34,400

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

團年飯

This word was added by tym on 5th Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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團 tyun4 tam4 tuan2 shuan4 tuan1 - sphere; ball; mass; lump
年 nin4 nian2 - year
飯 faan6 fan4 - cooked rice

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