粵

閏jeon6月jyut6

simp闰月
jeon6 jyut6rùn yuè

English

  1. intercalary month in the lunar calendar
  2. leap month
  3. leap month, especially in Chinese calendar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 農曆中十二個月份嘅日數加埋起來同地球公轉一年周期唔同,為咗令每年月份同地球相對太陽位置唔會越差越遠,會每十九年大約加七個月,嗰年有十三個月,多出嘅月份就叫閏月,去消除差距

Examples

  • 今年有閏二月。

    There is a leap month after the second month in Chinese calendar this year.

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

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