How to Say ‘New Year's Eve dinner (Lunar New Year)’ in Traditional Chinese
年夜飯
💬 Usage Tip: [年夜飯] is the big Lunar New Year’s Eve reunion meal. You can also hear [圍爐].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan, families gather for [年夜飯]; dishes often carry lucky meanings (fish for abundance, long noodles for longevity).
Word-by-Word Breakdown
年夜飯
[nián yè fàn]
Lunar New Year’s Eve reunion dinner
The big family meal on Lunar New Year’s Eve (除夕). A key cultural tradition in Taiwan and many Chinese-speaking places.
除夕我們全家一起吃年夜飯。
On New Year’s Eve, our whole family eats the reunion dinner together.
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