"初吉" meaning in Chinese

See 初吉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 初吉
  1. (archaic) first day in a traditional lunar calendar month Tags: archaic Synonyms: 朔日 (shuòrì) Coordinate_terms: 既望 (jìwàng), 既生霸 (jìshēngpò), 既死霸 (jìsǐpò)
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          "roman": "jìwàng",
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          "roman": "jìshēngpò",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ"
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      "zh_pron": "chují"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "chʻu¹-chi²"
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      "zh_pron": "chū-jí"
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      "zh_pron": "chujyi"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "чуцзи"
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/",
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      "homophone": "初級",
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      "roman": "jìshēngpò",
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      "zh_pron": "чуцзи"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/",
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      "word": "朔日"
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