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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
壓歲錢 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
壓歲錢 =
ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ · yāsuìqián
noun — New Year's money, the red-envelope cash given to children at Lunar New Year

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to press down, to weigh down (壓住)
a year, years of age (年歲)suì
money (金錢)qián
壓歲錢,壓住的壓,年歲的歲,金錢的錢。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

除夕夜,長輩把)塞進紅包,住()即將過去的一),保孩子平安。
New Year's Eve: an elder tucks money (錢) into a red envelope to press down (壓) the year (歲) just ending and keep the child safe through it.
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