Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
陸日
English translation:
6th day
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Sep 8, 2014 01:34
9 yrs ago
Chinese term
陸日
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Genealogy
Death Certificate - Taiwanese Dates
Not sure what day this is. I know the year and month but am not sure what specific day 陸日 stands for in 民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日
Note this appears on a Taiwanese death certificate.
Any help appreciated!
Note this appears on a Taiwanese death certificate.
Any help appreciated!
Proposed translations
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6th day
That is another way of writing the No. 6 in Mandarin Chinese traditional.
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-09-08 01:44:44 GMT)
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民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日:
民国肆拾肆年 = 中華民國四十四年 (equivalent to 1955)
拾壹月 = 11th Month or November
陸日 = sixth day
In other words, it is "the 6th day of November, 1955" or Nov. 6, 1955.
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-09-08 01:44:44 GMT)
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民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日:
民国肆拾肆年 = 中華民國四十四年 (equivalent to 1955)
拾壹月 = 11th Month or November
陸日 = sixth day
In other words, it is "the 6th day of November, 1955" or Nov. 6, 1955.
Note from asker:
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Reference comments
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More about traditional Chinese numerical writings
From wiki. See the link for all the numbers used also in financial documents.
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/支票
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/支票
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