Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2017 February 16

= February 16 =

The "day" part of Chinese dates
On Wiktionary, it states that 号 (hào) is regional usage for 日 (rì) when used to indicate the "day" portion of Chinese dates. However, I have observed that in spoken Chinese, usage of 号 in such circumstances is almost universal whereas 日 is rarely, if ever, used. Is this observation accurate? 173.52.236.173 (talk) 04:10, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * In written Chinese, though, 日 seems to be most preferred. I don't know why that is. It just is. 66.213.29.17 (talk) 20:27, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree, the use of 号 (hào) for 日 (rì) is common in speech in Mandarin, Wu and Cantonese speaking regions. There is also a convention dating from the days of radio that in broadcasting 号 should always be used instead of 日 - as the latter is a closed sound that is more easily lost to noise. Official broadcasts like CCTV news still use 号 more than 日. I don't have direct knowledge of what it's like in other regions, but given that Mandarin, Wu and Cantonese together cover a majority of China by population and geographically, I don't think it's correct to say it is a "regional usage". --165.225.80.115 (talk) 11:49, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Word that did sounds like swout and means hinder
Word that did sounds like swout and means hinder? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.4.145.73 (talk) 15:39, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Was not there.


 * Here is the entry for "hinder" at Thesaurus.com -- Jayron 32 15:49, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * thwart? –Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:53, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes.