躲年 duǒ nián ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do2 nin4
- to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)
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躲
- 躲藏 duǒ cáng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄤˊ do2 cong4 to conceal oneself
- 躲避 duǒ bì ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋ do2 bei6 to hide
- 藏躲 cáng duǒ ㄘㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛˇ cong4 do2 to hide
- 躲债 躲債 duǒ zhài ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄞˋ do2 zaai3 to dodge a creditor
- 躲懒 躲懶 duǒ lǎn ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄢˇ do2 laan5 to shy away from work
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- 躲穷 躲窮 duǒ qióng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄥˊ do2 kung4 to take refuge with a rich relative
- 躲让 躲讓 duǒ ràng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄤˋ do2 joeng6 to step aside (for a passing vehicle)
- 躲闪 躲閃 duǒ shǎn ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˇ do2 sim2 to evade
- 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄞ do2 hoi1 to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)
- 躲难 躲難 duǒ nàn ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄢˋ do2 naan6 to take refuge
- 躲雨 duǒ yǔ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ do2 jyu5 to take shelter from the rain
- 躲风 躲風 duǒ fēng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄥ do2 fung1 lit. to avoid the wind
- 闪躲 閃躲 shǎn duǒ ㄕㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ sim2 do2 to dodge
- 躲清闲 躲清閑 duǒ qīng xián ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ do2 cing1 haan4 to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
- 躲猫猫 躲貓貓 duǒ māo māo ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄠ ㄇㄠ do2 maau1 maau1 hide-and-seek (game)
- 躲避球 duǒ bì qiú ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ do2 bei6 kau4 dodgeball
- 东躲西闪 東躲西閃 dōng duǒ xī shǎn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄢˇ dung1 do2 sai1 sim2 to dodge about
- 躲躲藏藏 duǒ duǒ cáng cáng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄘㄤˊ do2 do2 cong4 cong4 to be in hiding
- 躲躲闪闪 躲躲閃閃 duǒ duǒ shǎn shǎn ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˇ ㄕㄢˇ do2 do2 sim2 sim2 to evade
年
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gam1 nin4 this year
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 全年 quán nián ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cyun4 nin4 the whole year
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
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- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
- 同年 tóng nián ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ tung4 nin4 the same year
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 学年 學年 xué nián ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hok6 nin4 academic year
- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 年前 nián qián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ nin4 cin4 by the end of the year
- 年年 nián nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ nin4 nin4 year after year; yearly; every year; annually
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 年度 nián dù ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ nin4 dou6 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
- 年画 年畫 nián huà ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nin4 waak6 New Year (Spring Festival) picture
- 年纪 年紀 nián jì ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ nin4 gei2 age
Idioms with these characters
- 百年树人 百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
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- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 豆蔻年华 豆蔻年華 dòu kòu nián huá ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4 (idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
- 度日如年 dù rì rú nián ㄉㄨˋ ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
- 而立之年 ér lì zhī nián ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) the age of 30
- 耳顺之年 耳順之年 ěr shùn zhī nián ㄦˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji5 seon6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ gaak3 nin4 wong4 lik6 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)