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盲maang4年nin4

maang4 nin4máng nián

English

  1. Blind year, a year without Lichun (start of spring, when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°), considered an unlucky year for marriage
  2. a year in Chinese calendar without 立春 lap6ceon1

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇立春嘅農曆年份

Examples

  • 啲人話唔好喺盲年結婚,唔係兩公婆會容易有磨擦,難啲有細路。

    People say a couple should not get married in a year without Lap Chun. Otherwise they would tend to have conflicts and be more unlikely to have kids.

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

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