zāi​nián

disastrous year

灾年 災年 zāi​nián
disastrous year
A year of natural disaster, especially one resulting in a famine or a poor harvest; a lean year.
unlucky year
A year of misfortune or ill omen in ancient times
leap year
A leap year, which was traditionally considered inauspicious

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Movie subtitles
0.060 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.230 per million

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