nin4 lik6年曆年历
Jyutpingnin4 lik6
Yalenìhn lihk
Definition
A single-sheet year calendar or almanac showing months, days, and weeks.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a calendar that displays the entire year on one or more pages, often featuring traditional lunar dates alongside the Gregorian calendar. It is distinct from a daily tear off calendar, which is usually called a 通勝 or 日曆. People often receive these as promotional gifts from banks or businesses at the end of the year.
Measure word
bun2本búnExamples
Do you still have last year's almanac at home?
Related words
Common phrases
wall-mounted almanac
tear off a page of the almanac
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
