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年头月尾
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年头月尾

年头月尾 — “The entire year”

年头月尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the entire year”. From the beginning to the end of a year. Literally, “Year's beginning and month's end”.

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年头月尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

年头月尾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
头
tóu5head
月
yuè4moon or month
尾
wěi7animal tail, end, follow

Example Sentence with 年头月尾

爷爷年头月尾都在田地里辛勤劳作,为了好收成付出了很多。
Grandpa worked hard in the fields all year round, dedicating much effort for a good harvest.

Idioms Related to 年头月尾

More idioms starting with 年

  • nián年fēng丰suì岁rěn稔a year of abundant harvest
  • nián年fēng丰shí时rěn稔a bountiful year with abundant crops
  • nián年jiǔ久shī失xiū修dilapidated due to prolonged disuse
  • nián年jiǔ久rì日shēn深deeply rooted over a long time
  • nián年shì事yǐ已gāo高advanced in years
  • nián年huá华chuí垂mù暮approaching old age
  • nián年huá华xū虚dù度waste one's prime years idly
  • nián年zhuàng壮qì气ruì锐young, vigorous, and sharp-witted
  • nián年fù复yī一nián年year after year
  • nián年fù富lì力qiáng强young, vigorous, and in the prime of life
  • nián年shào少wú无zhī知young and ignorant
  • nián年yǐ已cuō蹉tuó跎past one's prime

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Questions about 年头月尾

What does 年头月尾 mean?

年头月尾 (nián tóu yuè wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the entire year”.

How do you pronounce 年头月尾?

年头月尾 is pronounced nián tóu yuè wěi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 年头月尾 literally mean?

Literally, 年头月尾 means “Year's beginning and month's end”. It is used to mean “the entire year”.

What is the Chinese definition of 年头月尾?

指从岁首到腊月底,泛指一年之中。也指《春秋》三传每年首尾的文字。唐时试官常撷取以试应试明经科士子是否熟谙经传本文。

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