避年
bei6 nin4bì nián
English
- to stay away from home during the Chinese New Year in order to avoid the traditional gatherings
- to travel outbound during the Lunar New Year so as to escape from one's relatives and the associated social obligations; literally: to avoid the new year
粵語 — Cantonese
- 外遊以避開喺農曆新年同親友拜年之類嘅社交
Examples
佢一家大細尋日飛咗去美國避年。
His family flew to the USA yesterday to avoid the Lunar New Year.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk