旬 (ceon4) — ten-year period (usually used to indicate a person's age) in Cantonese
ceonˎ₄旬Mandarin Pinyin: xun2
Meaning of 旬
nounten-year period (usually used to indicate a person's age)
nounten-day period
Example Sentences with 旬
keoiˏ₅佢douˉ¹都jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把seonˎ₄旬laa1.啦。
He's already quite old.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好seon4.旬。
He looks old-fashioned.
keoiˏ₅佢gwo˗₃過zoˊ²咗jiˎ₄而gaaˉ¹家go˗₃個seon4.旬。
He's past his prime now.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個paaiˎ₄牌ziˊ²子houˊ²好seon4.旬。
This brand is very old-fashioned.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲saamˉ¹衫houˊ²好seonˎ₄旬gaa3.㗎。
These clothes are outdated.
Words Containing 旬
旬輸月送ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3
give tribute/taxes every month (idiom)
上旬soeng6 ceon4
first third of the month
三旬九食saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6
lit., in thirty days only nine meals (idiom)
四旬齋sei3 ceon4 zaai1
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
中旬zung1 ceon4
middle third of a month
旬日ceon4 jat6
ten days, also refers to a short period of time
旬刊ceon4 hon1/2
ten day periodical; a magazine issued once every ten days
下旬haa6 ceon4
the last third of the month
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