忘年

Chinese

		to forget; to overlook; to neglect	year
trad. (忘年)		忘	年
simp. #(忘年)		忘	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngnián
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-nien²
    • Yale: wàng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqnian
    • Palladius: ваннянь (vannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: mòhng nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ niːn²¹/

Verb

忘年

1. (literary) to forget the year or age
2. (literary) to disregard age; to be indifferent to the age difference

Derived terms

• 忘年之交 (wàngniánzhījiāo)
• 忘年之契
• 忘年之好
• 忘年交 (wàngniánjiāo)
• 消日忘年