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採coi2青ceng1

simp采青
coi2 ceng1cǎi qīng

English

  1. "plucking the greens", during the lion dance to celebrate Chinese New Year or the opening of new shops, auspicious green vegetable such as a lettuce (due to it sounding similar to "making money") is normally hung on a pole for the lion to eat

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese

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