腊月

• 拼音: là yuè
• 汉字拆解: 腊 = 月 (meat/moon) + 昔 (past) — preserved meat/twelfth month; 月 = moon/month

含义

The twelfth lunar month; the month before Chinese New Year.

A culturally significant month in China, marked by preparations for Spring Festival. Many traditional customs occur during this month, including making preserved foods, cleaning, and family gatherings.

例句

1. 腊月里家家户户都在准备年货。
2. 腊月二十三是传统的小年。
3. 一到腊月，外出打工的人就开始往家赶了。

用法指南

语境: traditional calendar, Spring Festival, seasonal

语气: cultural

正确说法

• 腊月天气最冷。(The twelfth lunar month has the coldest weather.)
• 腊月的集市特别热闹。(The markets in the twelfth lunar month are especially lively.)

错误说法

• 把腊月等同于公历十二月。(腊月 is the 12th lunar month, which falls in January-February of the Gregorian calendar)

起源与历史

From ancient sacrificial customs. 腊 refers to end-of-year sacrifices to ancestors and gods, traditionally performed in the twelfth month.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal