陸日

English translation: 6th day

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Chinese term or phrase:陸日
English translation:6th day

01:34 Sep 8, 2014
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Social Sciences - Genealogy / Death Certificate - Taiwanese Dates
Chinese term or phrase: 陸日
Not sure what day this is. I know the year and month but am not sure what specific day 陸日 stands for in 民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日
Note this appears on a Taiwanese death certificate.
Any help appreciated!
Christian Dye
Local time: 06:47
6th day
Explanation:
That is another way of writing the No. 6 in Mandarin Chinese traditional.

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-09-08 01:44:44 GMT)
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民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日:

民国肆拾肆年 = 中華民國四十四年 (equivalent to 1955)
拾壹月 = 11th Month or November
陸日 = sixth day

In other words, it is "the 6th day of November, 1955" or Nov. 6, 1955.
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Weedy Tan
Taiwan
Local time: 19:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +46th day
Weedy Tan
Summary of reference entries provided
More about traditional Chinese numerical writings
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6th day


Explanation:
That is another way of writing the No. 6 in Mandarin Chinese traditional.

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-09-08 01:44:44 GMT)
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民国肆拾肆年拾壹月陸日:

民国肆拾肆年 = 中華民國四十四年 (equivalent to 1955)
拾壹月 = 11th Month or November
陸日 = sixth day

In other words, it is "the 6th day of November, 1955" or Nov. 6, 1955.

Weedy Tan
Taiwan
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Of course, thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Of course, slipped my mind! How embarassing


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL: Exactly. 陸 is 大寫 for 6 (six).
54 mins
  -> Thanks, Sharon.

agree  Shirley Lao
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Shirley.

agree  David Lin: It's the formal style of Traditional Chinese writing used in formal documents such as certificates and price quotations.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, David.

agree  Felix Brender 王哲謙: Yes. Those numbers are used whenever there is the risk of someone altering the number by adding a stroke or two (eg cheques etc)
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Felix.
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: More about traditional Chinese numerical writings

Reference information:
From wiki. See the link for all the numbers used also in financial documents.

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/支票

David Lin
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Chinese
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