dragon year
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A loan translation from Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin 龍年／龙年 (lóng nián, “dragon year”).
Pronunciation
[edit](Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈdɹæɡənˌjɜː(ɹ)/
Noun
[edit]dragon year (plural dragon years)
- (Singapore) A year that corresponds with the fifth animal sign in the Chinese zodiac and occurs once every 12 years.
- 1988 January 29, “The path of the Dragon”, in The Business Times, Singapore, page 18:
- The Dragon takes over from the Rabbit on Feb 17, but according to a prominent astrologer, the Dragon Year actually dawns on Feb 4.
- 2012 January 23, Biz-Community (Cape Town), South Africa; Fierce Financial Management for the Year of the Dragon, Africa News:
- The dragon is the symbol of power and wealth, but being born in a dragon year is more the financial equivalent of having a strong tail wind.
- 2013 August 13, Imelda Saad, “S'pore seems on track for similar birth numbers as last year”, in Channel NewsAsia, Singapore:
- Last year, there were more than 42,600 live births, boosted by the auspicious Dragon Year.
- 2015 February 24, Rosie Cima, How the Chinese Zodiac Affects National Birth Rates[1]:
- In 2011 and 2012, prospective parents in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore admitted to consciously timing their pregnancy for a dragon year.
Usage notes
[edit]Commonly used in spoken English and in newspapers.