笑納

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Chinese

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laugh; smile to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
trad. (笑納)
simp. (笑纳)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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笑納

  1. (polite) to kindly accept (this small gift of mine)
    一點心意笑納 [MSC, trad.]
    一点心意笑纳 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng xiàonà. [Pinyin]
    Please kindly accept this gift as a small token of appreciation.

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)(のう) (shōnōセウナフ (seunafu)?

  1. (polite, humble) accepting (a humble gift)
    Synonym: 笑留 (shōryū)
    つまらないものですが、御笑納(ごしょうのう)ください。
    Tsumaranai mono desu ga, go-shōnō kudasai.
    It’s an insignificant thing, but please do me the favor of accepting it.

Usage notes

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Used as a politeness formula when giving a gift.

See also

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