birthday; date of birth
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birthday; date of birth; natal day
literaryLiterary or formal term for one's birth date or birthday celebration. Often appears in the set phrase 生辰八字 (the eight characters of birth time used in fortune-telling).
Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
de的
shēng生
chén辰
shì是
nǎ哪
yī一
tiān天
？
May I ask what day is your date of birth?
Àn按
zhào照
tā他
de的
shēng生
chén辰
bā八
zì字
tuī推
suàn算
，
jīn今
nián年
shì是
tā他
běn本
mìng命
nián年
。
According to his birth time characters, this year is his zodiac year.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
bā八
shí十
dà大
shòu寿
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
hǎo好
qìng庆
zhù祝
tā她
de的
shēng生
chén辰
。
It is Grandma's eightieth birthday, and we plan to celebrate her birthday properly.