Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu, " mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness.
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除夕夜要吃“七道菜”,每道菜的名称都要以字母“S”开头的,以示吉祥。
New Year's eve to eat, "seven dishes," the name of each dish must be with the letter "s" at the beginning to show auspicious.