盲年 (maang4 nin4) — Blind year, a year without Lichun (start of spring, when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°), considered an unlucky year for marriage in Cantonese

maangˎ₄ninˎ₄
Mandarin Pinyin: mang2 nian2

Meaning of 盲年

nounBlind year, a year without Lichun (start of spring, when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°), considered an unlucky year for marriage

Example Sentences with 盲年

maangˎ₄ninˎ₄doˉ¹jatˉ¹jatˍ₆
A leap year has one extra day.
gamˉ¹ninˎ₄haiˍ₆maangˎ₄ninˎ₄
This year is a leap year.
maangˎ₄ninˎ₄houˊ²mˎ₄houˊ²
Is a leap year good or bad?
gaa˗₃ceotˊ²paa˗₃zongˍ₆maangˎ₄ninˎ₄
Getting married, afraid of hitting a leap year.
cyunˎ₄manˎ₄maangˎ₄ninˎ₄mˎ₄seon˗₃
Rumor has it that leap years are unlucky.
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