剪彩

Chinese

		cut with scissors; scissors	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (剪彩/剪綵)		剪	彩/綵
simp. (剪彩)		剪	彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎncǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² coi²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chián-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎncǎi [Phonetic: jiáncǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎncǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tsʻai³
    • Yale: jyǎn-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantsae
    • Palladius: цзяньцай (czjanʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin² coi²
    • Yale: jín chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin² coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: tsián-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciefnzhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

Verb

剪彩

1. to cut the ribbon (at a launch, opening ceremony, etc.)

   剪彩儀式／剪彩仪式  ―  jiǎncǎi yíshì  ―  ribbon-cutting ceremony