聖誕老人
See also: 圣诞老人
Chinese edit
birth of a sage, saint, god, emperor, etc.; Christmas | |||
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trad. (聖誕老人) | 聖誕 | 老人 | |
simp. (圣诞老人) | 圣诞 | 老人 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
聖誕老人
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 聖誕老人 (“Santa Claus”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖誕老人 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕老人, 耶誕老人, 聖誕老公公, 耶誕老公公 |
Singapore | 聖誕老人 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 冬老爺 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 冬老爺 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聖誕老人 |
Southern Min | Taipei | 聖誕老儂 GT |
Manila (Hokkien) | 聖誕老儂 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |