往年

Chinese

toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction)
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
 
year
simp. and trad.
(往年)

Pronunciation


Noun

往年

  1. previous years
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) the year before last; two years ago
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) three years ago

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (往年):
  • Japanese: 往年(おうねん) (ōnen)
  • Korean: 왕년(往年) (wangnyeon)

References

  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “151 往年”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 305.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーねん [òónéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(おう)(ねん) • (ōnen

  1. former, once
    往年(おうねん)(だい)スターたち
    ōnen no daisutā-tachi
    the superstars of yesteryear

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN