粵

新san1正zeng1頭tau4

simp新正头
san1 zeng1 tau4san1 zing1 tau2xīn zhèng tóu

English

  1. the entire period of the Spring Festival, which starts from the Chinese New Year's Eve up until the 15th of the first month of lunar calendar, the lantern festival, the final event of the Spring Festival
  2. the beginning of the first month of the lunar calendar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 農曆新年正月開頭

Examples

  • 姑姐趁新正頭入廟拜神。

    My aunt visits the temple and worships deities as the new lunar year starts.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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