almanac; wedding notice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
almanac; traditional calendar book
Refers to traditional Chinese calendars that indicate auspicious and inauspicious days, solar terms, and festivals.
Nóng农
mín民
cháng常
kàn看
tōng通
shū书
lái来
què确
dìng定
bō播
zhǒng种
de的
jí吉
rì日
。
Farmers often consult the almanac to determine auspicious days for sowing.
Zhè这
běn本
tōng通
shū书
shàng上
biāo标
zhù注
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
jié节
qì气
。
This almanac marks all the solar terms.
noun
wedding notice; marriage invitation (from groom's family)
archaicA traditional custom where the groom's family sends a formal notice to the bride's family specifying the wedding date. This practice is now rare in modern times.
Nán男
jiā家
pài派
rén人
sòng送
lái来
le了
tōng通
shū书
，
dìng定
le了
xià下
yuè月
chū初
bā八
yíng迎
qǔ娶
。
The groom's family sent someone to deliver the wedding notice, setting the eighth day of next month for the wedding.
Jiù旧
shí时
tōng通
shū书
shàng上
yào要
xiě写
qīng清
chǔ楚
xīn新
niáng娘
guò过
mén门
de的
shí时
chen辰
。
In old times, the wedding notice had to clearly state the hour when the bride would enter the groom's house.