日曆 / 日历
jat⁶ lik⁶
The Cantonese word for calendar is 日曆 / 日历 (jat⁶ lik⁶). If unsure, use 日曆 / 日历. Wiktionary also lists 曆 / 历 (lik⁶) and 曆法 / 历法 (lik⁶ faat³).
Meaning: system by which time is divided (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cantonese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 日曆 / 日历 | jat⁶ lik⁶ |
| 曆 / 历 | lik⁶ |
| 曆法 / 历法 | lik⁶ faat³ |
The term refers to a system by which time is divided.
What does it mean word for word?
日曆 / 日历 is composed of 日 (day) and 曆 / 历 (calendar/almanac).
Which one should you use?
日曆 / 日历 is used to refer to the physical object or the calendar itself, whereas 曆法 / 历法 refers specifically to the mathematical or astronomical system used to calculate dates.
How do you pronounce it?
jat⁶ lik⁶
Did you know?
- In Hong Kong, many people still use a 黃曆 (yellow calendar) to determine the most auspicious days for weddings or moving house.
- The character 曆 is used in the word 經歷 to mean 'experience', treating life's events as a sequence of dates on a calendar.
- While 日曆 is the general term, a 'perpetual calendar' is called 萬年曆, meaning 'ten-thousand-year calendar'.
Examples in context
- 我已經喺我個公曆度標記咗日期I've marked the date on my Western calendar
Sources
- Wiktionary, “calendar” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
