壓歲鈿
See also: 压岁钿
Chinese
| to give children money or auspicious items during the Chinese New Year, originally intended to help dispel evil spirits | gold inlaid work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (壓歲鈿) | 壓歲 | 鈿 | |
| simp. (压岁钿) | 压岁 | 钿 | |
Pronunciation
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 7aq-soe5-di6
- MiniDict: ah入 soe去 di去
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 4aq-soe2-di3
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ sø⁵⁵ di²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
- Wugniu: 7aq-se5-die2
- MiniDict: ah入 se去 die平
- Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɑʔ⁵⁵ se⁵² dɪ³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
- Wugniu: 7iaq-suei5-dien2
- MiniDict: ieh入 suei去 dien平
- Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /iɑʔ³³ szʷei³⁴ diẽ̞⁵³/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
Noun
壓歲鈿
- (Wu) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 壓歲錢 (“lucky money”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 壓歲錢 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 壓歲錢, 帶歲錢 used by Hui Muslims |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 磕頭錢, 壓歲錢 |
| Xi'an | 壓歲錢 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 押歲錢 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 壓歲錢, 夾歲錢 |
| Lichuan | 摘歲錢 | |
| Pingxiang | 笮歲錢 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 矺歲錢 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 矺年錢 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 矺年錢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 矺年錢 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 矺年錢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 矺年錢 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 矺年錢 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 壓歲錢, 安歲錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 壓歲錢 |
| Xinzhou | 磕頭錢 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 墜歲錢, 生帶錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 硩歲錢 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 硩年錢 |
| Jieyang | 硩腰錢 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 壓歲錢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 壓歲鈿 |
| Suzhou | 壓歲鈿 | |
| Danyang | 守歲錢 | |
| Hangzhou | 壓歲鈿 | |
| Wenzhou | 壓歲包 | |
| Jinhua | 壓歲包 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 捱歲錢 |