粵

花faa1甲gaap3

faa1 gaap3huā jiǎ

English

  1. 60 years (of age)
  2. see 花蛤[hua1 ge2]
  3. a kind of small clam
  4. sixty years old

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種蜆(量詞:隻)
  2. 年滿六十歲。以天干地支組合,六十年為之一甲子。因為干支錯綜交錯,所以稱為「花甲」。

Examples

  • 花甲之年

    x

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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