驢年馬月

See also: 驴年马月

Chinese

		donkey	year	horse; surname	moon; month
trad. (驢年馬月)		驢	年	馬	月
simp. (驴年马月)		驴	年	马	月
Literally: “donkey year, horse month”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǘniánmǎyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ nin⁴ maa⁵ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǘniánmǎyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liunianmaayueh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyúniánmǎyuè
  - IPA ^(key): /ly˧˥ njɛn˧˥ mä˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ ɥɛ˥˩/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǘrniánmǎyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊㄦㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuelnianmaayueh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyúrniánmǎyuè
  - IPA ^(key): /lyə̯ɻ˧˥ njɛn˧˥ mä˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ ɥɛ˥˩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ nin⁴ maa⁵ jyut⁶
  - Yale: lèuih nìhn máh yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ nin⁴ maa⁵ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ nin⁴ ma⁵ yud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯˨˩ niːn˨˩ mäː˩˧ jyːt˨/

Idiom

驢年馬月

time that will never come; impossible date; the remote future; God knows when; an unknown and long time; donkey's years

Synonyms

猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)

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