排燈節
Chinese
| row of logs or boards; a platoon; line up | lamp; light | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (排燈節) | 排 | 燈 | 節 | |
| simp. (排灯节) | 排 | 灯 | 节 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Páidēngjié
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Páidengjié
- Wade–Giles: Pʻai2-têng1-chieh2
- Yale: Pái-dēng-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pairdengjye
- Palladius: Пайдэнцзе (Pajdɛncze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paai4 dang1 zit3
- Yale: pàaih dāng jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: paai4 dang1 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: pai4 deng1 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːi̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
排燈節
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 排燈節 (“Diwali”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 排燈節 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 排燈節 |
| Malaysia | 屠妖節 | |
| Singapore | 屠妖節 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 排燈節 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 吉靈仔正 |