market day; fair day; rural bazaar day
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market day; fair day (in rural towns)
dialectSpecifically refers to the designated days when markets are held in rural towns, primarily used in Southern Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Hakka, Min). Also called 圩期.
Měi每
féng逢
xū墟
rì日
，
zhèn镇
shàng上
de的
rén人
jiù就
tè特
bié别
duō多
。
On every market day, there are especially many people in town.
Míng明
tiān天
shì是
xū墟
rì日
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
mài卖
cài菜
ba吧
。
Tomorrow is market day; let's go sell vegetables.
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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
měi每
féng逢
sān三
、
liù六
、
jiǔ九
shì是
xū墟
rì日
。
In this village, market days fall on every date ending in three, six, or nine.