CNY

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A form of Chinese New Year — An annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, starting on the first day of the first lunar month and traditionally ending on the fifteenth day when there is a full moon. It is often celebrated by visiting family and friends, and giving gifts of money in red envelopes (ang pows or hongbao).

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nounCNY (uncountable)
  1. IndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeabbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Chinese New Year.

    Multiracial CNY celebrations true to Singapore spirit: President Halimah

    2019 February 5, Adrian Lim, “Multiracial CNY celebrations true to Singapore spirit: President Halimah”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2019, in title
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    Majestic Bay offers traditional CNY set menus (from S$388) as well as a CNY dim sum lunch set menu (S$68 per person).

    2014 February 6, “Chef Yong's Group Restaurants”, in Today, Singapore, →OCLC, Dining Guide, page 71

    Gone are the days of hustling through busy streets to shop for CNY goodies, because they can now be ordered online and delivered to your doorsteps.

    2019 February 5, Lo Tern Chern, “Of CNY, angpows and fireworks”, in The Star, Malaysia, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

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renminbi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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