光棍節
See also: 光棍节
Chinese
bare stick; singleton | festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
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trad. (光棍節) | 光棍 | 節 | |
simp. (光棍节) | 光棍 | 节 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
光棍節
- Singles' Day, celebrated annually on the 11th of November
- 就在記者以為今年光棍節與去年一樣,沒有多少人登記結婚的時候,前來排隊的新人開始逐漸增多。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2015 November 11, 张颖川, “光棍节”新人扎堆“脱光”, in 《法制晚报》
- Jiù zài jìzhě yǐwèi jīnnián guānggùnjié yǔ qùnián yīyàng, méiyǒu duōshào rén dēngjì jiéhūn de shíhòu, qiánlái páiduì de xīnrén kāishǐ zhújiàn zēngduō. [Pinyin]
- Right as the journalist thought that this year's Singles' Day is the same as last year's, that not many people would go get married at the registry, there were gradually more newlyweds-to-be coming to line up [at the registry].
就在记者以为今年光棍节与去年一样,没有多少人登记结婚的时候,前来排队的新人开始逐渐增多。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 雙十一/双十一 (Shuāngshíyī)