冬至

Chinese

		winter	extremity
simp. and trad. (冬至)		冬	至

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dōngzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dong¹ zi⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dung¹ zi³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): uung¹ zi¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): dung¹ zi⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): tûng-chṳ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): dung¹ zi⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): dung¹ zi³
• Eastern Min (BUC): dĕ̤ng-cé
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tong-chì / tang-chì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dang¹ zi³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ton-tsy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dong¹ zhr⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-chih⁴
    • Yale: dūng-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongjyh
    • Palladius: дунчжи (dunčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: dong¹ zi⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dungz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ zi³
    • Yale: dūng ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: uung¹ zi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵŋ³³ t͡si³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: dung¹ zi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ⁴² t͡sz̩³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tûng-chṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: dung´ zii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dung¹ zi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: dung¹ zi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: dung¹ zi³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tũŋ¹¹ t͡sz̩⁴⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dĕ̤ng-cé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tøyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-chì
    • Tâi-lô: tong-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongcix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ t͡si⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-chì
    • Tâi-lô: tang-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dangcix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dang¹ zi³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tang tsì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ³³⁻²³ t͡si²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ton-tsy
    • MiniDict: ton^平 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ton-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /toŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: dong¹ zhr⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /tʊŋ³³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /tən³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁵/

Noun

冬至

1. winter solstice (one of the solar terms, around the 22nd of December)

   冬至快樂／冬至快乐  ―  dōngzhì kuàilè  ―  Happy Dongzhi

   • 冬至到而葭灰飛，立秋至而梧葉落 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     冬至到而葭灰飞，立秋至而梧叶落 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《幼學瓊林》

     dōngzhì dào ér jiāhuī fēi, lìqiū zhì ér wúyè luò [Pinyin]

     When the winter solstice arrives, the ash flies, and when the autumn begins, the leaves fall.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 冬至 (“winter solstice”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		冬至, 南至
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		冬至
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	冬至
	Taiwan	冬至
	Chifeng	冬至
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	冬至
	Harbin	冬至
	Shenyang	冬至
	Singapore	冬至
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	冬至
	Tangshan	冬至
	Cangzhou	冬至
	Baoding	冬至
	Shijiazhuang	冬至
	Jinan	冬至
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	冬, 過冬
	Qingdao	冬至, 過冬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	冬至
	Wanrong	冬至
	Zhengzhou	冬至
	Xi'an	冬至
	Xining	冬至
	Xuzhou	冬至, 長至 dated
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	冬至
	Lanzhou	冬至
	Ürümqi	冬至
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	冬至
	Chongqing	冬至
	Wuhan	冬至
	Guiyang	冬至
	Kunming	冬至
	Guilin	冬至
	Liuzhou	冬至
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	冬至
	Yangzhou	冬至
	Nantong	冬至, 大冬
	Hefei	冬至
Cantonese	Guangzhou	冬至, 冬節, 冬
	Hong Kong	冬至, 冬, 冬節
	Dongguan	冬至
Gan	Nanchang	冬至
	Lichuan	冬至
	Pingxiang	冬至
Hakka	Meixian	冬至
	Yudu	冬至
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	冬節, 冬至
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	冬節, 冬至
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	冬節
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	冬節, 冬至
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	冬節
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	冬節
Huizhou	Jixi	冬至
	Shexian	冬至
Jin	Taiyuan	冬至, 過冬
	Xinzhou	冬至
	Linhe	冬至
	Jining	冬至
	Hohhot	冬至
	Zhangjiakou	冬至
	Handan	冬至
Northern Min	Jian'ou	冬節
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	冬至, 冬節
	Fuqing	冬至
Southern Min	Xiamen	冬節
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	冬節
	Quanzhou	冬節, 小年兜
	Jinjiang	冬節
	Zhangzhou	冬節
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	冬節
	Zhao'an	冬節
	Tainan	冬節
	Penang (Hokkien)	冬節
	Singapore (Hokkien)	冬節
	Shantou (Chenghai)	冬節
	Jieyang	冬節
	Haifeng	冬節
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	冬節
	Haikou	冬至, 冬節
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	冬至
Wu	Shanghai	冬至
	Shanghai (Chongming)	冬至
	Suzhou	冬至
	Danyang	冬至
	Hangzhou	冬至
	Ningbo	冬至
	Wenzhou	冬節
	Jinhua	冬至
Xiang	Changsha	冬至
	Loudi	冬至

Coordinate terms

• 夏至 (xiàzhì)

Derived terms

• 冬至羊，夏至狗

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (冬至):

• → Japanese: 冬至(とうじ) (tōji)
• → Korean: 동지(冬至) (dongji)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冬	至
とう Grade: 2	し > じ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーじ [tòójí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːʑi]

Noun

冬(とう)至(じ) • (tōji) 

1. winter solstice

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
冬	至

Noun

冬至 • (dongji) (hangeul 동지)

1. Hanja form^? of 동지 (“winter solstice”).

See also

• 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
  • Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
  • Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
  • Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
冬	至

Noun

冬至

1. chữ Hán form of đông chí (“winter solstice”).

See also

• Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
  • Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
  • Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
  • Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)