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謝灶 (ze6 zou3) — 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 in Cantonese

zeˍ₆謝zou˗₃灶
简 谢灶
Mandarin Pinyin: xie4 zao4

Meaning of 謝灶

nounKitchen 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
nounTo express thanks for the god of kitchen

Characters in 謝灶

謝ze6
a Chinese family name
灶zou3
simplified form of (For details, please refer to )

Words Containing 謝灶

年三十晚謝灶──好做唔做nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5 ze6 zou3 hou2 zou6 m4 zou6
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")

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