Definition

1. Noun:
   • Birth date and time: The specific year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth. This term is often used in traditional contexts, such as astrology or fortune-telling, where the precise birth moment is considered significant.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thầy bói yêu cầu cung cấp niên canh chính xác. (The fortune-teller requested the exact birth date and time.)
  • Niên canh của ông ấy được ghi chép cẩn thận trong gia phả. (His birth date and time were carefully recorded in the family annals.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered somewhat archaic or formal in modern Vietnamese and is primarily used in historical, cultural, or ceremonial contexts rather than in everyday conversation about birthdays.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngày sinh (n): Date of birth (commonly used in everyday and official contexts).
  • Ngày sinh của tôi là 15 tháng 3. (My date of birth is March 15th.)
• Giờ sinh (n): Hour of birth.
  • Giờ sinh có thể ảnh hưởng đến lá số tử vi. (The hour of birth can influence a horoscope chart.)

Synonyms

• Birth details: Information concerning the time of birth.
• Nativity: The occasion or circumstances of birth (often used in astrological contexts).

Related Concepts

• Tử vi (n): Vietnamese astrology, a system that heavily relies on a person's niên canh to create a life chart.
• Bát tự (n): The "Eight Characters" (four pillars representing the year, month, day, and hour of birth) used in East Asian astrology, directly derived from niên canh.

1. Birth date