年糕
Chinese
| year | cake | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (年糕) | 年 | 糕 | |
| simp. #(年糕) | 年 | 糕 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): nin4 gou1
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'nyien4 gau1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nî-ko
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6gni-kau1 / 2gnie-kau1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niángāo
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niángao
- Wade–Giles: nien2-kao1
- Yale: nyán-gāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangau
- Palladius: няньгао (njanʹgao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nin4 gou1
- Yale: nìhn gōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: nin4 gou1
- Guangdong Romanization: nin4 gou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /niːn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-ko
- Tâi-lô: nî-ko
- Phofsit Daibuun: ni'koy
- IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
Noun
年糕
- nian gao (a Chinese New Year's cake made of glutinous rice flour) (Classifier: 底 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 年糕 (“nian gao (New Year cake)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 年糕 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 年糕 |
| Singapore | 年糕 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 年糕 |
| Hong Kong | 年糕 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 年糕 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 年糕 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 甜粄 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 甜粄 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 甜粄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 甜粄 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 甜粄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 甜粄 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 甜粄 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 糖粿 |
| Fuding | 過年粿 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed |
| Quanzhou | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Jinjiang | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Zhangzhou | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Taipei | 甜粿 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 甜粿 | |
| Kaohsiung | 甜粿 | |
| Yilan | 甜粿 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 甜粿 | |
| Taichung | 甜粿 | |
| Tainan | 甜粿 | |
| Hsinchu | 甜粿 | |
| Kinmen | 甜粿 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 甜粿 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Chaozhou | 甜粿 | |
| Shantou | 甜粿 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 甜粿 | |
| Jieyang | 甜粿 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 甜粿 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 甜粿 | |
| Wenchang | 甜粄 | |
| Haikou | 甜粄 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 甜粄 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 年糕 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 年糕 |
| Wenzhou | 糖糕, 年糕 | |