粵

做zou6冬dung1

zou6 dung1zuò dōng

English

  1. winter solstice dinner
  2. to celebrate the winter solstice (usually with a family dinner or feast). The winter solstice is an important traditional festival where family members gather to celebrate. In Macau, the winter solstice is a public holiday; In Hong Kong, although it is not a public holiday, employees are often allowed to leave work early to go home and celebrate the festival.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指喺冬至夜晚,一家人一齊食飯慶祝。傳統上,冬至係家庭團聚嘅節日。喺澳門,冬至係公眾假期;喺香港,雖然冬至唔係公眾假期,但有啲僱主會俾員工提早收工返屋企做冬。

Examples

  • 老細叫大家早啲收工返去做冬喎!

    The boss says we can leave work early for the winter solstice celebration!

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

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