nhầm nhật
Definition
- Noun:
- A mistaken date or day: Refers to an error in calculating, remembering, or recording a specific date, particularly within a lunar calendar context. It often implies confusion between dates, such as mistaking one day for another.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy tính toán nhầm nhật. (He calculated the wrong date.)
- Chúng tôi đến sớm vì nhầm nhật họp. (We arrived early because we got the meeting date wrong.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in contexts involving schedules, appointments, or traditional lunar calendar events (like the 15th day of the lunar month - "rằm") where an error in the date occurs.
Variants and Related Words
Nhầm (v): to be mistaken, to confuse.
- Tôi nhầm số điện thoại. (I got the phone number wrong.)
Ngày (n): day, date.
- Hôm nay là ngày bao nhiêu? (What is the date today?)
Synonyms
- Date error: a mistake concerning a calendar date.
- Miscalculation of the date: an incorrect computation of a day.
Related Idioms
- Nhầm to: to make a big mistake.
- Việc đó anh tính nhầm to rồi. (You miscalculated that badly.)