"nien-hao" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nien-haos [plural], nien-hao [plural]
Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 年號/年号 (niánhào) Wade-Giles romanization nien²-hao⁴. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|年號}} 年號/年号 (niánhào), {{lang|zh|年號}} 年號 Head templates: {{en-noun|s|nien-hao|nolinkhead=1}} nien-hao (plural nien-haos or nien-hao)
  1. The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Chinese era name
    Sense id: en-nien-hao-en-noun-9QtGnVbn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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