守岁

Traditional form:

守歲

Pinyin (reading):

shǒusuì

Definitions:

• to see in the New Year
• to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve

Characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 岁 - year; years old, age; harvest

Traditional characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 歲 - year; years old, age; harvest