一節淡三墟
jat1 zit3 daam6 saam1 heoi1yī jié dàn sān xūinferred
English
- means the normal market trades become quieter after a major festival, the effect can last for 3 market sessions (in the old days of farming, the market open on first days and middle of the lunar month, that means about a month to 1.5 months)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指大節過後,日常市況變得淡靜;墟係指「墟期」,以往農業社會一般初一同十五兩次開墟做買賣,三次墟期即係大約一個至個半月
Examples
農曆新年之後個個商場都大減價,事關一節淡三墟,唔減價直頭無人行添。
After lunar new year every shopping arcade will have big sales, it is because it is said the normal sells would be quieter for over a month after major festival, if they don't do sales there will be no shopper walk-by.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk