Meaning of 小年夜
小年夜 means the night before Lunar New Year's Eve (the 30th day of the 12th lunar month); the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month (Little New Year); the day of the Kitchen God Festival. Pronounced xiǎo nián yè.
- the night before Lunar New Year's Eve (the 30th day of the 12th lunar month)
- the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month (Little New Year); the day of the Kitchen God Festival
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
nián年
yè夜
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
wéi围
zuò坐
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
chī吃
tāng汤
yuán圆
。
On Little New Year's Eve, our whole family sat together eating tangyuan.
Xiǎo小
nián年
yè夜
de的
wǎn晚
shang上
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
zài在
zhǔn准
bèi备
nián年
yè夜
fàn饭
de的
shí食
cái材
。
On the evening of Little New Year's Eve, every household was preparing ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Jiāng江
nán南
dì地
qū区
tè特
bié别
zhòng重
shì视
xiǎo小
nián年
yè夜
，
rèn认
wéi为
zhè这
yī一
tiān天
yě也
shì是
tuán团
yuán圆
de的
rì日
zi子
。
The Jiangnan region particularly values Little New Year's Eve, considering it also a day for family reunion.