生日快樂

See also: 生日快乐

Chinese

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		birthday; to have one's birthday; to celebrate one's birthday	happy; joyful; cheerful
trad. (生日快樂)		生日	快樂
simp. (生日快乐)		生日	快乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngrì kuàilè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ jat⁶ faai³ lok⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sâng-ngit khoai-lo̍k

  (Meixian, Guangdong): sang¹ ngid⁵ kuai⁴ log⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siⁿ-li̍t khoài-lo̍k / seⁿ-ji̍t khoài-lo̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sên¹ rig⁸ kuai³ lag⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹san-gniq ⁵khua-loq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngrì kuàilè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengrìh kuàilè
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-jih⁴ kʻuai⁴-lê⁴
    • Yale: shēng-r̀ kwài-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengryh kuayleh
    • Palladius: шэнжи куайлэ (šɛnži kuajlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ jat⁶ faai³ lok⁶
    • Yale: sāang yaht faai lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ jat⁹ faai³ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ yed⁶ fai³ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚² faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-ngit khoai-lo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: sang´ ngid` kuai log
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sang¹ ngid⁵ kuai⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ²⁴ ŋit̚² kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sang¹ ngid⁵ kuai⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹ kʰuaɪ⁵³ lɔk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ-li̍t khoài-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sinn-li̍t khuài-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svilit qoaelok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-ji̍t khoài-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: senn-ji̍t khuài-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svejit qoaelok
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sên¹ rig⁸ kuai³ lag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seⁿ ji̍k khuài la̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ³³⁻²³ d͡zik̚⁴⁻² kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹san-gniq ⁵khua-loq
    • MiniDict: san^平 nyih khua^去 loh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹san-nyiq ²khua-loq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ³³  kʰua³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

Phrase

生日快樂

1. happy birthday

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) 生快 (shēngkuài)