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

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

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

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