number one moon

Chinese Pidgin English

Noun

number one moon

1. the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar (Chinese 正月 (zhēngyuè))

References

• Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 107: “Moon: month, number one moon—January or February. (1st month of lunar year. See calendar).”