粵

農nung4曆lik6

simp农历
nung4 lik6nóng lì

English

  1. the traditional Chinese calendar
  2. the luni-solar calendar used traditionally in East Asia, often referred to as the "Chinese calendar", "lunar calendar" (陰曆 jam1 lik6) or"old calendar" (舊曆 gau6 lik6); literally: agricultural calendar
  3. the lunar calendar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種流行於東亞民間嘅陰陽曆;月份以朔望月為基準,而年歲就以回歸年為基準確定

Examples

  • 農曆新年

    Lunar New Year

  • 農曆五月初五

    the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar

  • 今天是農曆幾號?

    What day is today in the Chinese calendar?

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 春节,即农历新年。

    Spring Festival is also known as Chinese New Year.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 2010年是農曆的虎年。

    2010 was the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 中国农历年的一月一日为春节,是中国人民最隆重的传统节日。

    The first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar is Spring Festival, the most important festival for the people of China.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

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

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