年年有餘

年年有餘

Chinese

		year after year; year in, year out; every year	to have an abundance; odd; about to have an abundance; odd; about; or so
trad. (年年有餘)		年年	有餘
simp. (年年有余)		年年	有余

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niánniányǒuyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ nin⁴ jau⁵ jyu⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): nî-nî-iú-û

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: niánniányǒuyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niannianyeouyu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niánniányǒuyú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /njɛn³⁵ njɛn³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: nin⁴ nin⁴ jau⁵ jyu⁴
    • Yale: nìhn nìhn yáuh yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ nin⁴ jau⁵ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ nin⁴ yeo⁵ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ niːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-nî-iú-û
    • Tâi-lô: nî-nî-iú-û
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nini'iwuu
    • IPA (Penang): /ni²³⁻²¹ ni²³ iu⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ u²³/

Idiom

年年有餘

1. to have abundance year after year

Usage notes

Often used as an auspicious greeting during Chinese New Year.