光棍節

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Chinese

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bare stick; singleton
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
trad. (光棍節) 光棍
simp. (光棍节) 光棍
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Etymology

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From being a day for single people who are not in a relationship. From slang for a bachelor without familial branches being a bare stick, and the set of ones in the date of 11/11 being a set of sticks, a set of singles. Originating at the University of Nanjing in the 1990s as Bachelors' Day, and popularized as a shopping event day by Alibaba in the 2000s.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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光棍節

  1. Singles' Day, celebrated annually on the 11th of November

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: Singles' Day (calque)