你明年后农历算是逢九
“Next year, by the lunar calendar, your nominal age will be 29,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟你讲喔
“Listen,”
你明年后农历 算是 逢九
“Next year, by the lunar calendar, your nominal age will be 29,”
不能够高调庆生
“so no big birthday celebration.”
“You are hitting an unlucky age year, so you'd better watch out.”
In traditional folk belief, years where one's nominal lunar age ends in nine (ming jiu) or is a multiple of nine (an jiu) are believed to be turbulent thresholds requiring people to keep a low profile and avoid lavish celebrations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hitting an age ending in nine or a multiple of nine
Used when discussing traditional Chinese astrological/folk taboos where ages involving the digit nine are deemed risky or unlucky.
lunar calendar; traditional Chinese calendar
Essential when calculating traditional ages (虚岁), birthdays, and folk festivals.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It should be finished by early September”
“Those who are born on September 9th”
“You were born on September 9th,”
“He said Wealth Star favors me this year.”
“happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
“Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”