今岁
今岁今歲 jīn suì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gam1 seoi3
- (literary) this year
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More words with these characters
今
岁
- 岁数歲數 suì shu ㄙㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕㄨ seoi3 sou3 age (number of years old)
- 岁月歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 万岁萬歲 wàn suì ㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ maan6 seoi3 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
- 压岁钱壓歲錢 yā suì qián ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ aat3 seoi3 cin4 money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- 卒岁卒歲 zú suì ㄗㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zeot1 seoi3 (literary) to get through the year
- 去岁去歲 qù suì ㄑㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ heoi3 seoi3 last year
Idioms with these characters
- 贵古贱今貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ gwai3 gu2 zin6 gam1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
- 借古讽今借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ kai1 gu2 zan3 gam1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
- 长命百岁長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- 日久岁深日久歲深 rì jiǔ suì shēn ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣ jat6 gau2 seoi3 sam1 (idiom) for a long period of time; for a number of years
- 岁不我与歲不我與 suì bù wǒ yǔ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ seoi3 bat1 ngo5 jyu5 Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
- 岁月流逝歲月流逝 suì yuè liú shì ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ seoi3 jyut6 lau4 sai6 as time goes by (idiom)
- 岁月如梭歲月如梭 suì yuè rú suō ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛ seoi3 jyut6 jyu4 so1 time flies (idiom)