猴年馬月 in Chinese

IPA: /xoʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xoʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/, /xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: hóuniánmǎyuè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hóuniánmǎyuè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hóuniánmǎyuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hou²-nien²-ma³-yüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hóu-nyán-mǎ-ywè [Mandarin, Yale], hournianmaayueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хоуняньмаюэ [Mandarin, Palladius], xounjanʹmajue [Mandarin, Palladius], hóurniánmǎyuè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄏㄡˊㄦㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hóurniánmǎyuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hou²-ʼrh-nien²-ma³-yüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hóur-nyán-mǎ-ywè [Mandarin, Yale], hourlnianmaayueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хоурняньмаюэ [Mandarin, Palladius], xournjanʹmajue [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 驢年馬月／驴年马月 (lǘniánmǎyuè, “year of the donkey (in the Zodiac); God knows when”). Alternatively, from dialectal 何年嘛月 (“what year, what month?”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|驢年馬月|year of the donkey (in the Zodiac); God knows when}} 驢年馬月／驴年马月 (lǘniánmǎyuè, “year of the donkey (in the Zodiac); God knows when”), {{zh-l|何年嘛月|what year, what month?}} 何年嘛月 (“what year, what month?”) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 猴年馬月

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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˊㄦ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "hóurniánmǎyuè"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hou²-ʼrh-nien²-ma³-yüeh⁴"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "hóur-nyán-mǎ-ywè"
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      "zh-pron": "hourlnianmaayueh"
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      "zh-pron": "хоурняньмаюэ"
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      "zh-pron": "xournjanʹmajue"
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      "ipa": "/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/"
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"猴年馬月" meaning in Chinese

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