隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
  2. obsolete practice
  3. old-fashioned principle

CHARACTERS

隔 gé separate, partition
年 nián year; new-years; person's age
皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior
曆 lì calendar, era