残冬腊月 — “The depths of winter”
残冬腊月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the depths of winter”. Specifically the twelfth lunar month, signifying the year's end and its coldest period. Literally, “Lingering winter, twelfth lunar month”.
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残冬腊月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
残冬腊月 Character Breakdown
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残冬腊月里，农户们都在家里忙着准备过年的东西。
During the severe cold of the twelfth lunar month, farmers are busy at home preparing for the Spring Festival.
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Synonyms of 残冬腊月
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- cán残sī丝duàn断hún魂on the verge of death
- cán残bīng兵bài败zú卒remnants of a defeated army
- cán残bīng兵bài败jiàng将remnants of a defeated army
- cán残jūn军bài败jiàng将defeated and scattered forces
- cán残guī圭duàn断bì璧valuable fragments
- cán残yuán垣duàn断bì壁dilapidated ruins
- cán残shān山shèng剩shuǐ水remnants of a devastated landscape
- cán残nián年yú余lì力remaining years and declining strength
- cán残nián年mù暮jǐng景one's declining years
- cán残rěn忍bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
- cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
- cán残bēi杯lěng冷zhì炙leftover food or humiliating charity
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Open the tool →Questions about 残冬腊月
What does 残冬腊月 mean?
残冬腊月 (cán dōng là yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the depths of winter”.
How do you pronounce 残冬腊月?
残冬腊月 is pronounced cán dōng là yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残冬腊月 literally mean?
Literally, 残冬腊月 means “Lingering winter, twelfth lunar month”. It is used to mean “the depths of winter”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残冬腊月?
腊月：阴历十二月。指一年将尽之时。