賀年

賀年

Chinese

		congratulate	year
trad. (賀年)		賀	年
simp. (贺年)		贺	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hènián

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁶ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hènián
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehnian
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • Yale: hoh nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔː²² niːn²¹/

Verb

賀年

1. 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)
• 賀正／贺正 (hèzhēng)
• (Min Nan) 拜正