笑納

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
trad. (笑納)		笑	納
simp. (笑纳)		笑	纳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàonà

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ naap⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siàu-la̍p / chhiàu-la̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàonà
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàonà
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-na⁴
  - Yale: syàu-nà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawnah
  - Palladius: сяона (sjaona)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ naap⁶
  - Yale: siu naahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ naap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ nab⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ naːp̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-la̍p
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-la̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaolap
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiàu-la̍p
  - Tâi-lô: tshiàu-la̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiaolap
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ lap̚⁴/

Verb

笑納

(polite) to kindly accept (this small gift of mine)
這是我的一點心意，請笑納。 [MSC, trad.]
这是我的一点心意，请笑纳。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng xiàonà. [Pinyin]
Please kindly accept this gift as a small token of appreciation.

Synonyms

哂納／哂纳 (shěnnà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑	納
しょう Grade: 4	のう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːno̞ː]

Noun

笑(しょう)納(のう) • (shōnō) ^{←セウナフ (seunafu)^?}

(polite, humble) accepting (a humble gift)
Synonym: 笑留 (shōryū)

つまらないものですが、御笑納(ごしょうのう)ください。
Tsumaranai mono desu ga, go-shōnō kudasai.
It’s an insignificant thing, but please do me the favor of accepting it.

Usage notes

Used as a politeness formula when giving a gift.

See also

笑覧(しょうらん) (shōran, “looking at, reading (one’s humble works)”)