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压岁钱
yā suì qián
What 压岁钱 means
- money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
The characters in 压岁钱
- 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)
- 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- 钱qiáncoin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
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