始年

Chinese

		begin	year
trad. (始年)		始	年
simp. #(始年)		始	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǐnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhnián
    • Wade–Giles: shih³-nien²
    • Yale: shř-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyynian
    • Palladius: шинянь (šinjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

始年

1. (historical, literary) first year of an imperial reign
2. (calendar, literary) first year (of any period)

Synonyms

• (first year of an imperial reign): 元年 (yuánnián)
• (first year of any period): 元年 (yuánnián)