first lunar month; first month of lunar year
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the first month of the lunar calendar; first lunar month
Refers specifically to the first month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar (usually falling in January or February of the Gregorian calendar), not the Gregorian calendar month. Distinguished from 一月 (Gregorian January).
Zhēng正
yuè月
shí十
wǔ五
shì是
yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
。
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.
Zhēng正
yuè月
lǐ里
bù不
néng能
jiǎn剪
tóu头
fa发
，
zhè这
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
。
You can't cut your hair during the first lunar month; this is a traditional custom.
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Zhēng正
yuè月
chū初
yī一
shì是
chūn春
jié节
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
huí回
jiā家
tuán团
yuán圆
。
The first day of the first lunar month is the Spring Festival, and we want to go home to reunite with family.