拜正

拜正

Chinese

		to pay respect; worship; visit to pay respect; worship; visit; salute	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (拜正)		拜	正

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): pài-chiaⁿ

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pài-chiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pài-tsiann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paecviaf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /paɪ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/

Verb

拜正

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exchange New Year's greetings; to pay someone a courtesy call on New Year's Day or shortly thereafter, usually with a present

Synonyms

• 拜年 (bàinián)
• 賀年／贺年 (hènián)
• 賀正／贺正 (hèzhēng)