- 大年初一 dàniánchūyī New Year's DayThe first day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese calendar
- 年初一 niánchūyī New Year's Daythe first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar
- 正月初一 zhēngyuèchūyī Lunar New Year's DayThe first day of the first month in the lunar calendar
- 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 duǒdeguòchūyīduǒbùguòshíwǔ you can't put it off foreverLiterally "you may hide during the new moon but not during the full moon"; used to mean that one can avoid something for a while, but eventually it must be dealt with or discovered.
- 躲过初一，躲不过十五 duǒguòchūyīduǒbùguòshíwǔ you can't hide foreverLiterally meaning you may go undetected during the new moon but at the full moon you will be found out; it means you can't put off a problem forever and will eventually have to deal with it.
