元旦

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Chinese

primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
dawn; morning; day-break
dawn; morning; day-break; day
 
simp. and trad.
(元旦) 		元 旦

Pronunciation

Noun

元旦

  1. the first day of a year
  2. (specifically) New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)

Usage notes

In modern usage, it refers specifically to January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. It is generally not used for the first day of the Chinese New Year, which is commonly known as 初一 (chūyī).

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Bouyei: Yianfdanq
  • → English: Yuan Tan
  • → Zhuang: yenzdan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元 旦
がん
Grade: 2 		たん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

gwantan > gantan.

Pronunciation

Noun

元(がん)旦(たん) • (gantan) ←ぐわんたん (gwantan)?

  1. the morning of first day of a new year
  2. the first day of a new year; New Year's Day

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
元旦

Han character

元旦: Hán Nôm readings: Nguyên đán

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên đán (“Lunar New Year or Vietnamese New Year”).

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