gung1 jyun4公元

Jyutpinggung1 jyun4

Yalegūng yùhn

詞綴Uncommon

Definition

Common Era (CE); AD (anno Domini); the international calendar system starting from the birth of Jesus Christ.

neutraltime

How it's used

Used primarily in formal contexts like history books or news reports to denote years in the Gregorian calendar. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing specific historical dates or timelines. When referring to years before the Common Era, always add 前 after it to indicate BC.

Examples

ni1呢go3個gu2古zik1蹟hai6係gung1公jyun4元cin4前hei2起㗎。

This historical site was built before the Common Era.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知gung1公jyun4元gei2幾do1多nin4年sin1先hoi1開ci2始jau5有nei4呢joeng6樣je5嘢？

Do you know in which year of the Common Era this thing started?

Related words

see alsosai1 lik6西曆sāi likhsee alsonin4年nình

Common phrases

gung1公jyun4元cin4前

Before Common Era (BCE)

gung1公jyun4元hau6後

Common Era (CE)

Common mistake

Learners sometimes mistakenly use it like a standard noun for time, but it functions as a prefix for years. You cannot say 公元好耐以前, as it must be followed by a specific year or numerical period.