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闰 (rùn)
1. Every four years, an extra day is added, known as a "leap day." The year with a leap day is called a "leap year." This is the meaning of "leap" in the Gregorian calendar. In the Chinese lunar calendar, over two or three years, an extra month is added, known as a "leap month," with an average of seven leap months in a nineteen-year cycle.
2. Biased, subsidiary; opposed to "normal": ~ position (referring to a non-orthodox imperial throne in ancient times).
3. (Noun) The number left over: Refers to the discrepancy in the historical calendar and the time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun, indicating the surplus that is called "leap," such as "leap month." (English: intercalary)
4. (Adjective) False; puppet; subsidiary; alternate; unorthodox. (English: false; puppet; subsidiary; alternate; unorthodox)
5. (Noun) Surplus. (English: surplus)
6. (Noun) A surname.
7. (Verb) Used interchangeably with "润" (rùn), to moisten. (English: moisten)
8. (Noun) The number left over, in terms of lunar months and extra days in a lunar year compared to the solar year.
Additional examples:
- 闰秋 (leap autumn)
- 闰法 (method of inserting leap months)
- 闰余 (the extra days in a lunar year)
- 闰双 (refers to the occurrence of leap months every three years in the lunar calendar)
- 闰位 (non-orthodox imperial position)
- 闰统 (referring to a usurped throne)
- 闰朝 (puppet regime)
- 闰升 (an exceptional elevation)
- 闰宫 (variant palace; regarding musical tones)
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