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nguyên đán

Pronunciation Northern /ŋwiən˧˧ ɗaːn˧˥/ Central /ŋwiəŋ˧˥ ɗa̰ːŋ˩˧/ Southern /ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ɗaːŋ˧˥/
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new year
Noun
new year
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Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
new year Numbers, Quantities, Units & TimeTheme Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

The very first day of a new year based on either the lunar or solar calendar.

vi Mọi người đều háo hức chờ đón ngày đầu tiên của Tết Nguyên Đán.

en Everyone is excited to welcome the first day of the New Year.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
proper name Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A proper name.

vi Họ đang nhắc đến Nguyên Đán.

en They are mentioning Nguyên Đán.

Parts
nguyên / đán / 元旦
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
元旦
Candidates by syllable
nguyên 元 đán 旦
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
đao đán / Cốc Đán / hoa đán / nhất đán …
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Use
tết nguyên đán / trần nguyên đán / nguyên nhân / trung nguyên …
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