san1 nin4 tau4新年頭新年头
Jyutpingsan1 nin4 tau4
Yalesān nìhn tàuh
Definition
The start of the lunar new year, specifically the period between New Year's Day and the Lantern Festival.
colloquialtimefestival
How it's used
Refers specifically to the festive period immediately following the Lunar New Year. It captures the atmosphere of visiting relatives and the general holiday mood that persists until the Lantern Festival. Unlike the generic term for New Year, this phrase emphasizes the duration of the celebration rather than just the day itself.
Examples
Everyone is very busy during the first few days of the new year.
Did you go anywhere to have fun during the start of the new year?
Related words
Common phrases
during the start of the new year
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
