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猴年馬月

简 猴年马月 · 繁 猴年馬月
Mandarin · pinyin hóu nián mǎ yuè

Meanings

  1. long time off
  2. time that will never come
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Characters in this entry

猴
hóu · monkey, ape; monkey-like
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
馬
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月
yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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Mandarin tones

2–2–3–4 · hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau4 nin4 maa5 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 猴年馬月. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau4 nin4 maa5 jyut6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) an unknown and long time; donkey's years; God knows when

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