守岁
守岁守歲 shǒu suì ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ sau2 seoi3
- to see in the New Year
- to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
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More words with these characters
守
岁
- 岁数歲數 suì shu ㄙㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕㄨ seoi3 sou3 age (number of years old)
- 岁月歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 万岁萬歲 wàn suì ㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ maan6 seoi3 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
- 压岁钱壓歲錢 yā suì qián ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ aat3 seoi3 cin4 money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- 今岁今歲 jīn suì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gam1 seoi3 (literary) this year
- 卒岁卒歲 zú suì ㄗㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zeot1 seoi3 (literary) to get through the year
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 抱残守缺抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ wan4 bat1 sau2 se3 to be preoccupied (idiom)
- 墨守成规墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
- 长命百岁長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- 日久岁深日久歲深 rì jiǔ suì shēn ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣ jat6 gau2 seoi3 sam1 (idiom) for a long period of time; for a number of years
- 岁不我与歲不我與 suì bù wǒ yǔ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ seoi3 bat1 ngo5 jyu5 Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
- 岁月流逝歲月流逝 suì yuè liú shì ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ seoi3 jyut6 lau4 sai6 as time goes by (idiom)
- 岁月如梭歲月如梭 suì yuè rú suō ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛ seoi3 jyut6 jyu4 so1 time flies (idiom)