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好日子

hou2 jat6*2 zi2

hao3 ri4 zi5

[1] [old usage] auspicious day; wedding day; good days; happy life [2] [粵] 好日

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

好日子

This word was added by bybell on 15th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
日 jat6 ri4 - sun; day
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring

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