拜baai3年nin4

English

1. to pay a New Year call
2. to visit relatives' or friends' homes in Lunar New Year, and to say auspicious greetings to each other and to celebrate the new year together
3. to wish sb a Happy New Year

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 農曆新年期間去長輩或者朋友屋企探人，講一啲意頭好嘅説話去互相恭賀，一齊慶祝新年

Examples

• 我年初一去咗爺爺度拜年。

  On the first day of Lunar New Year, I paid a visit to Grandpa.

• 大妈, 我们给您拜年来啦！

  Auntie, we’ve come to wish you a Happy New Year.

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