âm lịch

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰曆, composed of (yin) and (calendar), from Chinese 陰曆阴历 (yīnlì), from 太陰曆太阴历 (thái âm lịch), from 太陰太阴 (thái âm, moon, literally great yin).

Pronunciation

Noun

âm lịch

  1. the lunar calendar
    Tết âm lịch
    Lunar New Year

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