大年 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 nin4
Pinyin dà nián

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Spring Festival; Chinese New Year
    • 大年初一
      大年初一
      dà nián chū yī
      New Year's Day
  2. noun, literary
    a long life
  3. noun
    lunar year with a 30-day December
  4. noun
    bumper year
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你有多大年龄?
    你有多大年齡?
    nǐ yǒu duō dà nián líng ?
    • What's your age?
    • How old are you?
  2. Mandarin
    你看我像多大年纪的？
    你看我像多大年紀的？
    nǐ kàn wǒ xiàng duō dà nián jì de ？
    • How old do you think I am?
    • How old do I look?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我老豆好大年纪喇，听嘢都听得唔系好清楚喇。
    我老豆好大年紀喇，聽嘢都聽得唔係好清楚喇。
    ngo5 lou5 dau6 hou2 daai6 nin4 gei2 laa3 ， ting1 je5 dou1 ting1 dak1 m4 hai6 hou3 cing1 co2 laa3 。
    • My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大年初二，未到 赤口，我已经喺网上同人开年。
    大年初二，未到 赤口，我已經喺網上同人開年。
    daai6 nin4 co1 ji6, mei6 dou3 cek3 hau2, ngo5 ji5 ging1 hai2 mong5 soeng6 tung4 jan4 hoi1 nin4.
    • It's only the second day of the Lunar Year—not even Cek Hau yet—and I'm already scolding people on the Internet.
  2. Cantonese
    大年初一就梗系出去拜年啦。
    大年初一就梗係出去拜年啦。
    daai6 nin4 co1 jat1 zau6 gang2 hai6 ceot1 heoi3 baai3 nin4 laa1.
    • It's the first day of the lunar New Year. Let's go and visit our relatives!
  3. Cantonese
    呢个阿伯正一老而不，咁大年纪仲去非礼女仔。
    呢個阿伯正一老而不，咁大年紀仲去非禮女仔。
    • This old man is an old bugger, he even sexual harassed a girl in this old age.
  4. Cantonese
    有人觉得老来得子系福气，亦有人觉得咁大年纪未必有足够精力将小朋友凑大。
    有人覺得老來得子係福氣，亦有人覺得咁大年紀未必有足夠精力將小朋友湊大。
    jau5 jan4 gok3 dak1 lou5 loi4 dak1 zi2 hai6 fuk1 hei3, jik6 jau5 jan4 gok3 dak1 gam3 daai6 nin4 gei2 mei6 bit1 jau5 zuk1 gau3 zing1 lik6 zoeng1 siu2 pang4 jau5 cau3 daai6.
    • Some think that giving birth to a child in one's old age is a blessing, while some think that these parents may not be energetic enough to raise their children.
  5. Cantonese
    丁酉鸡年大年初四仲系公众假期，所以大家直至年初五先摆出「年初四噉嘅样」。
    丁酉雞年大年初四仲係公眾假期，所以大家直至年初五先擺出「年初四噉嘅樣」。
    ding1 jau5 gai1 nin4 daai6 nin4 co1 sei3 zung6 hai6 gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4, so2 ji5 daai6 gaa1 zik6 zi3 nin4 co1 ng5 sin1 baai2 ceot1 nin4 co1 sei3 gam2 ge3 joeng2.
    • The public holiday wasn't over on the 4th day of the lunar year in 2017; people didn't "look like on the 4th day" until the 5th day.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    偌大年纪
    偌大年紀
    ruò dà nián jì
    • so old
  2. Mandarin
    大年初一
    大年初一
    dà nián chū yī
    • New Year's Day