耶誕
See also: 耶诞
Chinese
| Jesus | birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (耶誕) | 耶 | 誕 | |
| simp. (耶诞) | 耶 | 诞 | |
Etymology
From 耶 (yē), short for 耶穌／耶稣 (Yēsū, “Jesus”) + 誕／诞 (dàn, “birth”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yēdàn
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄉㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yedàn
- Wade–Giles: yeh1-tan4
- Yale: yē-dàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iedann
- Palladius: едань (jedanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yédàn
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yédàn
- Wade–Giles: yeh2-tan4
- Yale: yé-dàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yedann
- Palladius: едань (jedanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ³⁵ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je4 daan3
- Yale: yèh daan
- Cantonese Pinyin: je4 daan3
- Guangdong Romanization: yé4 dan3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː²¹ taːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-tàn
- Tâi-lô: Iâ-tàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: ia'daxn
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ tan²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ tan¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
耶誕
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 聖誕節 (“Christmas”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖誕節, 聖誕 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節 |
| Singapore | 聖誕節 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated |
| Taishan | 聖誕節 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕節 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕節 | |
| Hong Kong | 耶穌誕 | |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 聖誕節 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 救主誕, 救主聖誕 |
| Quanzhou | 聖誕 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聖誕, 救主誕 | |
| Tainan | 聖誕節 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛冬節 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 聖誕, 聖誕節 | |