old-style illustrated calendar; wall calendar
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old-style colorful illustrated calendar poster; wall calendar
colloquialOriginally referred to single-sheet posters featuring colorful illustrations (often of beauties, landscapes, or auspicious themes) used as calendars in early 20th century China, especially in Shanghai. Now used colloquially to refer to wall calendars in general. The variant 月份牌儿 (yuèfènpáir) with erhua is common in northern dialects.
Qiáng墙
shàng上
tiē贴
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
lǎo老
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
yuè月
fèn份
pái牌
。
An old Shanghai calendar poster is pasted on the wall.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
xí习
guàn惯
měi每
tiān天
sī撕
yī一
zhāng张
yuè月
fèn份
pái牌
jì记
rì日
zi子
。
Grandma is used to tearing off a calendar sheet every day to keep track of the date.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
fù复
gǔ古
de的
yuè月
fèn份
pái牌
r儿
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
These retro calendar posters are rarely seen nowadays.