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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hènián
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hènián
    • Wade–Giles: ho⁴-nien²
    • Yale: hè-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehnian
    • Palladius: хэнянь (xɛnjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • Yale: hoh nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁶ nin⁴
    • Sinological 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)
• 拜正 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 拜歲／拜岁 (Ningbonese)
• 賀正／贺正 (hèzhēng)
• 賀歲／贺岁 (hèsuì)

 

Derived terms

• 賀年卡／贺年卡
• 賀年片／贺年片