小年夜

1. • the night before lunisolar New Year's Eve

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2. • the night before New Year's Eve (either lunisolar or Gregorian)

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3. • Little New Year's Eve (the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunisolar month, when people offer sacrifices to the kitchen god)

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Character by character

• 小(xiǎo)small
• 年(nián)surname Nian
• 夜(yè)night