xiǎo nián

小 年

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n.a lunar year; minor year [whose last month has 29 days in Chinese calendar]
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n.festival on the 23rd or 24th day of the final lunar month in which the Kitchen God is worshipped
- xiǎo nián yè
  小年夜
  Preliminary Eve
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n.off year; non-bearing year (for fruit trees, bamboo, etc.)
- jīn nián shì xiǎo nián píng guǒ chǎn liàng tài dī le nóng mín men dōu yào péi běn
  今年是小年，苹果产量太低了，农民们都要赔本。
  The yield of apples is so low that farmers are losing money this off year.

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