pre-birthday celebration
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to celebrate someone's birthday on the eve of the actual date
archaic旧俗 (old custom). 这是一个传统习俗，通常在生日前一天举行一场小型、亲密的聚会，为第二天正式的生日庆祝活动热身或预热。
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
nǎi奶
nai奶
bā八
shí十
dà大
shòu寿
de的
qián前
yī一
tiān天
，
jiā家
rén人
dōu都
lái来
wèi为
tā她
nuǎn暖
shòu寿
。
According to the old custom, the whole family came to celebrate Grandma's birthday on the eve of her 80th birthday.
Xiàn现
zài在
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
bù不
tài太
jiǎng讲
jiu究
nuǎn暖
shòu寿
de的
xí习
sú俗
le了
。
Young people nowadays don't pay much attention to the custom of pre-birthday celebrations.
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Nuǎn暖
shòu寿
yàn宴
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
yǒu有
zhì至
qīn亲
hǎo好
yǒu友
cān参
jiā加
，
qì气
fēn氛
hěn很
wēn温
xīn馨
。
The pre-birthday celebration feast is usually attended only by close family and friends, creating a very warm atmosphere.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
yú于
miáo描
shù述
huò或
huí回
gù顾
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
。
This term is now mainly used to describe or look back on traditional customs.