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coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一
Pinyin: chu1 yi1
Translations
nounfirst day of a month in the lunar calendar
neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一,ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做sapˍ₆十ngˏ₅五
Pinyin: ni3 zuo4 chu1 yi1 , wo3 zuo4 shi2 wu3
Translations
noun(idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
nountit for tat; eye for an eye
neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做sapˍ₆十ngˏ₅五
Pinyin: ni3 zuo4 chu1 yi1 wo3 zuo4 shi2 wu3
Translations
nounWhat you do for the first day of the month, I'll do back to you for the fifteenth
noundo me harm and I will return the favour; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; give as good as you get; tit for tat
nounan eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; one is being forced to commit evil acts because others are being evil to him/ her
ninˎ₄年coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一
Pinyin: nian2 chu1 yi1
Translations
nounNew Year's Day (lunar)
nounnoun; first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year
daaiˍ₆大ninˎ₄年coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一
Pinyin: da4 nian2 chu1 yi1
Translations
nounfirst day of Chinese New Year