小年夜

小年夜

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	lunar New Year's Eve
simp. and trad. (小年夜)		小	年夜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoniányè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎoniányè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaunianyeh
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹/

Noun

小年夜

1. The 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, where people make sacrifices to the kitchen god. In the northern areas it's the 23rd day, in the coastal regions it's the 25th, and in some areas it's the 15th or 16th day of the first month of the new lunar year.
2. the day before the Chinese New Year's Eve (大年夜)

Coordinate terms

• 大年夜 (dàniányè)

See also

• 小年 (xiǎonián)