gwo3 nin4過年过年

Jyutpinggwo3 nin4

Yalegwo nìhn

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To spend or celebrate the Lunar New Year.

colloquialfestivalfamily

How it's used

Refers specifically to the period surrounding the Lunar New Year, rather than the Gregorian calendar's New Year. It carries a strong sense of family reunion and traditional customs, often implying the entire festive season rather than just the single day. It is frequently used to describe the act of traveling back to one's ancestral home or gathering with relatives.

Examples

nei5你gam1今nin4年daa2打syun3算dim2點joeng2樣gwo3過nin4年aa4呀？

How are you planning to spend the New Year this year?

ngo5我dei6哋jat1一gaa1家jan4人faan1返zo2咗hoeng1鄉haa2下gwo3過nin4年。

Our whole family went back to our hometown to spend the New Year.

Common phrases

faan2返hoeng1鄉haa5下gwo3過nin4年

to go back to one's hometown for the New Year

喺hai2屋uk1企kei2過gwo3年

to spend the New Year at home

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the noun 新年, which refers to the holiday itself. 過年 is strictly a verb phrase describing the activity of observing the holiday, so it cannot be used as a subject or object in the same way as the noun.