tyun4 nin4 faan6團年飯团年饭
Jyutpingtyun4 nin4 faan6
Yaletyùhn nìhn faahn
Definition
Family reunion dinner at the end of the Chinese Lunar Year, usually on Lunar New Year's Eve.
colloquialfoodfamily
How it's used
This meal is strictly reserved for the night before the Lunar New Year, serving as the most significant family gathering of the year. It emphasizes the importance of family unity, and missing it is often seen as a sign of being disconnected from one's roots. While the term specifically refers to the meal on the eve, the sentiment of family reunion extends throughout the entire holiday period.
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caan1餐chānExamples
We are going to a restaurant for our reunion dinner this year.
Are you going home for the reunion dinner this year?
Related words
Common phrases
to have the reunion dinner
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 開年飯, which refers to the first meal of the new year, typically held on the second day of the Lunar New Year to mark the start of work or business activities.
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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.
