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新san1年nin4流lau4流lau4

san1 nin4 lau4 lau4xīn nián liú liú

English

  1. to say 'it is Chinese new year now'
  2. the festive New Year season; the phrase is usually followed by advice on what ought not be done or a description of something inauspicious that should not have happened during the festive season

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 新年嘅時候;後面通常會講喺新年有乜嘢唔應該做,或者描述一啲唔吉利嘅事

Examples

  • 新年流流,唔好鬧交啦!

    It's the festive New Year season! Stop quarrelling!

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

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