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舊年

Pronunciation

Peng'im: gu7 ni5
POJ: kū-nî
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: last year
去年

Idiomatic, not compositional — 舊 elsewhere means "old", but 舊年 fixed together means "last year" (cf. Hokkien kū-nî), not "an old year".

Examples

  • 舊年我去中國 (gu7 ni5 ua2 ke3 dong1 gog4) — I went to China last year.

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