開hoi1年nin4

English

1. beginning of a year
2. meal for Chinese New Year served with meat
3. to discipline one's own children by spanking them during Chinese Lunar New Year
4. the 2nd day of a new Chinese lunar year
5. to scold somebody during Lunar Near Year

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 喺農曆新年打小朋友作為教訓
2. 農曆新一年嘅年初二
3. 喺農曆新年鬧人

Examples

• 竟然喺親戚面前拆利是？係咪想開年？

  How could you open the red envelopes in front of your relatives? Are you asking for trouble? ----

• 大年初二，未到赤口，我已經喺網上同人開年。

  It's only the second day of the Lunar Year—not even Cek Hau yet—and I'm already scolding people on the Internet.