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 明年

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 前幾年|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中國歷史有千年

China’s history is several millennia old.

中國歷史有千年

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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