lunar New Year's Day
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the first day of the first lunar month; Chinese New Year's Day
literaryA classical written term for the first day of the lunar calendar year, commonly found in historical texts and formal literature.
Zhēng正
dàn旦
jiā佳
jié节
，
wàn万
xiàng象
gēng更
xīn新
。
On the festive day of the New Year, everything takes on a new look.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
zhēng正
dàn旦
zhǐ指
dài代
nóng农
lì历
xīn新
nián年
dì第
yī一
tiān天
。
Ancient texts often used 'zhengdan' to refer to the first day of the lunar new year.
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Měi每
féng逢
zhēng正
dàn旦
，
cháo朝
tíng廷
dōu都
yào要
jǔ举
xíng行
dà大
cháo朝
huì会
。
Every New Year's Day, the imperial court would hold a grand audience.