門聯
Chinese
opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division |
to ally; to unite; to join | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (門聯) | 門 | 聯 | |
| simp. (门联) | 门 | 联 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: ménlián
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ménlián
- Wade–Giles: mên2-lien2
- Yale: mén-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menlian
- Palladius: мэньлянь (mɛnʹljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mən³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 門簾 / 门帘
門聯 / 门联
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mun4 lyun4
- Yale: mùhn lyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: mun4 lyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: mun4 lün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːn²¹ lyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-liân
- Tâi-lô: mn̂g-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: mnglieen
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²³⁻³³ liɛn²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-liân
- Tâi-lô: muî-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: muilieen
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /muĩ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
Noun
門聯
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 春聯 (“Spring Festival couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 春聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 春聯 |
| Singapore | 春聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 春聯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 春聯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揮春 |
| Hong Kong | 揮春 | |
| Dongguan | 揮春 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 春聯 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 春聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 春聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 春聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 春聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 春聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 春聯 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 春聯, 門聯 |
| Quanzhou | 春聯, 門對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 春聯 | |
| Shantou | 春聯 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 紅聯 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 揮春 |