壓歲鈿

See also: 压岁钿

Chinese

		to give children money or auspicious items during the Chinese New Year, originally intended to help dispel evil spirits	gold inlaid work
trad. (壓歲鈿)		壓歲	鈿
simp. (压岁钿)		压岁	钿

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷aq-soe-di

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷aq-soe-di
    • MiniDict: ah^入 soe di
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴aq-soe-di
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ sø⁵⁵ di²¹/

Noun

壓歲鈿

1. (Wu) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope

Synonyms

• 壓歲錢／压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)
• (dialectal) 壓腰錢／压腰钱 (yāyāoqián)
• (Northern Min) 墜歲錢／坠岁钱, 生帶錢／生带钱
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 硩年錢／硩年钱, 硩腰錢／硩腰钱