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年號

简年号 · 繁年號

Mandarin · pinyin nián hào

reign title
era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it)
year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
號: Look up this written character
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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2–4 · nian2 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nin4 hou6

Cantonese word readings for 年號. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

era name (subdivision in the reign of an emperor); regnal period; regnal year

noun

(Hokkien) age; era

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