Cantonese words starting with N
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nin4 baan1
年班
School grade, level, or year.
nin4 bou3
年報年报
Annual report; a report published once a year.
nin4 caan2 loeng6
年產量年产量
Annual output; annual production volume or yield.
nin4 cing1
年青
Young or youthful.
nin4 cing1 jan4
年青人
Young person; youth; youngster.
nin4 co1
年初
Prefix added before numbers from one to ten to refer to dates in the first month of the lunar calendar.
nin4 co1 cat1
年初七
The seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
nin4 co1 jat1
年初一
The first day of the Lunar New Year.
nin4 co1 ji6
年初二
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
nin4 dai2
年底
The end of the year; the last period of a year.
nin4 doi6
年代
An era, decade, or age; a specific period of time.
nin4 dou6
年度
A year or a period of twelve months, in terms of the business of an organization.
nin4 faa1
年花
Decorative flowers bought for Lunar New Year to bring good fortune.
nin4 fan6
年份
A particular year, such as a birth year or vintage.
nin4 fo3
年貨年货
Special purchases and goods prepared for the Chinese New Year.
nin4 fu3 lik6 koeng4
年富力強年富力强
To be in the prime of life, full of vigor and potential.
nin4 gaa3
年假
Annual leave; paid time off that employees are entitled to each year.
nin4 gaam3
年鑑年鉴
An almanac or yearbook published annually containing key data and information.
nin4 gaam3
年鑒年鉴
Yearbook; annual publication containing information and statistics of the past year.
nin4 gam1
年金
Annuity; a financial product that pays out or requires a fixed sum of money each year.
nin4 gei2
年紀年纪
Age; a person's age.
nin4 gei2 daai6
年紀大年纪大
Old; elderly; of advanced age.
nin4 gei2 heng1 heng1
年紀輕輕年纪轻轻
Very young; often used to describe someone doing something unexpected or exceptional for their young age.
nin4 gou1
年糕
New Year rice cake; a sweet cake made from glutinous rice flour and brown sugar, commonly eaten during Lunar New Year.
nin4 gwaan1
年關年关
The period near the end of the lunar year, often considered a busy or difficult time.
nin4 hing1
年輕年轻
Young, youthful, or roughly between twenty and thirty years old.
nin4 hing1 jan4
年輕人年轻人
Young person, youth, or teenager.
nin4 hing1 lik6 zong3
年輕力壯年轻力壮
Young and strong.
nin4 hon2
年刊
Yearbook; an annual magazine, publication, or digest.
nin4 hou6
年號年号
Era name; a title used to number the years of a monarch's reign.
nin4 jau3
年幼
Young; tender in age.
nin4 je6 faan6
年夜飯年夜饭
Reunion dinner eaten by a family on Lunar New Year's Eve.
nin4 kap1
年級年级
Grade, year, or level in school.
nin4 kei4
年期
A period of time or term calculated in years.
nin4 lei6
年利
Annual interest rate or annual profit.
nin4 leon4
年輪年轮
Annual growth ring of a tree.
nin4 lik6
年曆年历
A single-sheet year calendar or almanac showing months, days, and weeks.
nin4 ling4
年齡年龄
Age; the number of years a person has lived.
nin4 ling4 haan6 zai3
年齡限制年龄限制
Age limit or age restriction.
nin4 lou5
年老
Old; elderly; advanced in age.
nin4 maai6
年邁年迈
Old; aged; advanced in years.
nin4 maan5
年晚
The end of the lunar year; the period leading up to the Lunar New Year.
nin4 mei5
年尾
The end of the year; the final period of a year.
nin4 noi6
年內年内
Within the year; inside that year.
nin4 pou2
年譜年谱
A chronological biography; a record of someone's life ordered by year.
nin4 saa1 maan5
年卅晚
Lunar New Year's Eve; the last night or day of the lunar year.
nin4 san1
年薪
Annual salary; yearly pay calculated on a yearly basis.
nin4 sang1
年生
Born in a certain year, or referring to the year of someone's birth.
nin4 si6 ji5 gou1
年事已高
Advanced in years; elderly.
nin4 sik1
年息
Annual interest; interest calculated on a yearly basis.