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躲年
duǒ​nián

to avoid New Year

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
躲年 duǒ//nián
to avoid New Year
To avoid going home for the Chinese New Year; traditionally done to escape creditors because debts were supposed to be settled by New Year's Day, or for reasons of personal hardship or superstition.

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