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指年底。旧时负债人在年底要向债权人清算债务,犹如过关一样。
[end of the year(formerly time for settling accounts;Spring Festival was like a barrier for the poor to tide over in the old society)] 指农历年底。旧时欠租、负债的人必须在这时清偿债务,过年像过关一样,所以称为年关