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zeˍ₆zou˗₃
(谢灶)
Pinyin
xie4 zao4
Translations
noun
Kitchen God Festival; on the 24th day (South China) or 23rd day (North China) of the twelfth lunar month. Prayers and offerings are made to the Kitchen God (灶君) on this day. | Also known as 祭灶
noun
To express thanks for the god of kitchen
ninˎ₄saamˉ¹sapˍ₆maanˏ₅zeˍ₆zou˗₃houˊ²zouˍ₆mˎ₄zouˍ₆
(年三十晚谢灶──好做唔做)
Pinyin
nian2 san1 shi2 wan3 xie4 zao4 ── hao3 zuo4 wu2 zuo4
Translations
noun
did not do what one should have done (lit., "thank the god of the kitchen on new year's eve--what should be done is undone")