zāi​nián

disastrous year

  • created reference approved 灾年/災年 → 丰年/豐年 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灾年 / 災年 zāi​nián

    丰年 / 豐年 fēng​nián

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 灾年/災年 · zāi​nián · disastrous year — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · disaster 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · harvest

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  • created sense approved 灾年/災年 · zāi​nián · unlucky year — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灾年 / 災年

    zāi​nián

    unlucky year

    A year of misfortune or ill omen in ancient times

    灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · misfortune 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year

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  • created sense approved 灾年/災年 · zāi​nián · leap year — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灾年 / 災年

    zāi​nián

    leap year

    A leap year, which was traditionally considered inauspicious

    灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · misfortune 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year

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