Sunday, 10 April 2022

Time III Year

The focus of this post is on the word year.  I may have missed a few Teochew words, but I will update this post if I can think of any other Teochew words relating to year. 

3 years ago

2 years ago

last year

this year

next year

the year after next

3 years time

dua7zoin5ni5大前年

zoin5ni5前年

gu7 ni5 舊年|旧年

gim1ni5 今年

mê5ni5

ao6ni5後年|后年

dua7ao6ni5大後年|大后年

 

 

zion6ni5 上年

 

ê6ni5 明年

 

 

Mandarin

da4qian2nian2 大前年

qian2nian2 前年

qu4nian2 去年

jin1nian2 今年

ming2nian2 明年

hou4nian2 後年|后年

da4hou4nian2 大後年|大后年


deng1ni5 當年当年

during those days, during those years, during that time

dang1nian2 當年当年

lêh8ni5 歷年历年

over the years

li4nian2歷年历年

tong5ni5 童年

childhood

tong2nian2 童年

u6 gui2 ni5有幾年|有几年

for a few years, for several years

ji3nian2 幾年几年

rioh8 zoi7 ni5若㩼年

How many years?

ji3nian2 幾年几年

ci7dua7 飼大饲大

to grow into an adult, to be fully grown

cheng2nian2 成年

buan3ni5 半年

half a year

ban4nian2 半年

gu7 zoin5 ni5 舊前年|旧前年

in recent years

jin4nian2 近年

zoin5gui2ni5 幾年|前几年

recent years, recent few years

zui4jin4ji3nian2

最近幾年|最近几年

muê2ni5 每年

every year

mei3nian2 每年

bêh4ni5 百年

a century, a hundred years

bai3nian2 百年

coin1ni5 千年

millennium

qian1nian2 千年

Dong1gog4 lêh8se2 u6 gui2 coin1ni5中國歷史千年

China’s history is several millennia old.

中國歷史千年

guê3ni5 過年

to celebrate a New Year

guo4nian2 過年

Guê3ni5 mên5 過年暝

Chinese New Year eve

Chu2xi1 除夕

sing1ni5 新年

New Year

xin1nian2 新年

Zian1ghuêh8 正月

The First month of a New Year

Zheng1yue4 正月

Sing1zian1 新正

The First month of a New Year

Zheng1yue4 正月

Sing1zian1 ru5i3 新正如意

Everything according to your wish this New Year

 

bai3ni5 拜年

to visit somebody to make a New Year call, to wish somebody a Happy New Year

bai4nian2 拜年

ni5tao5 年頭|年头

the start of a year

nian2tou2年頭|年头

ni5bhuê2 年尾

the end of a year

nian2wei3 年尾

ni5huê3年貨|年货

Chinese New Year goods

nian2huo4 年貨|年货

 


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