leap year in the lunar calendar; the Spring Festival; bumper harvest year
Meanings
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leap year in the lunar calendar (with 30 days in the twelfth month)
Refers specifically to a lunar year where the last month (腊月) has 30 days instead of 29.
Next year is a leap year in the lunar calendar, and New Year's Eve falls on the 30th of the twelfth month.
The difference between a leap year and a common year lies in the number of days in the twelfth lunar month.
noun
the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year
informalA common colloquial term for the most important Chinese holiday.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers to have a reunion dinner.
What children look forward to the most is celebrating the Spring Festival.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we will go to wish our grandparents a happy new year.
noun
bumper harvest year; year of abundance
Used for agriculture or any field (like fruit production) yielding exceptionally good results.
With favorable weather this year, it's a bumper harvest year with high grain yields.
This year is a bumper year for pears; the branches are almost breaking under the weight of the fruit.
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The fruit growers have welcomed a bumper apple year, and their income has doubled.