聖誕
See also: 圣诞
Chinese
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (聖誕) | 聖 | 誕 | |
| simp. (圣诞) | 圣 | 诞 | |
| alternative forms | 聖𧩙／圣䜥 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sing3 daan3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-tan
- Eastern Min (BUC): séng-dáng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-tàn / sèng-tān
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5sen-te
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shèngdàn
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shèngdàn
- Wade–Giles: shêng4-tan4
- Yale: shèng-dàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqdann
- Palladius: шэндань (šɛndanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing3 daan3
- Yale: sing daan
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing3 daan3
- Guangdong Romanization: xing3 dan3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ³³ taːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-tan
- Hakka Romanization System: siin dan
- Hagfa Pinyim: sin4 dan4
- Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ tan⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-tàn
- Tâi-lô: sìng-tàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: seangdaxn
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tan²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tan¹¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tan⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-tān
- Tâi-lô: sìng-tān
- Phofsit Daibuun: seangdan
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Wu
Noun
聖誕
Usage notes
Often refers to Confucius's birthday.
Hyponyms
- 孔誕／孔诞 (kǒngdàn) (Confucius' birthday)
- 佛誕／佛诞 (Fódàn) (Buddha's birthday)
- 菩薩誕／菩萨诞 (the birthday of a bodhisattva)
- 萬壽節／万寿节 (wànshòujié) (the birthday of a Chinese emperor)
Proper noun
聖誕
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 | |