嘉年華

See also: 嘉年华

Chinese

FWOTD – 19 December 2014

	excellent	times; period; age
trad. (嘉年華)	嘉	年華
simp. (嘉年华)	嘉	年华
Literally: “good times”.

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嘉年華

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English carnival, entered via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāniánhuá

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ nin⁴ waa⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-ngièn-fà / kâ-ngiàn-fà
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka-liân-hôa / kee-liân-hôa
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ka-ni-gho

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāniánhuá
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianiánhuá
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-nien²-hua²
  - Yale: jyā-nyán-hwá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianianhwa
  - Palladius: цзяняньхуа (czjanjanʹxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ nin⁴ waa⁴
  - Yale: gā nìhn wàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ nin⁴ waa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ nin⁴ wa⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ niːn²¹ waː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-ngièn-fà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ ngien^ˇ fa^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ngian² fa²
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ fa¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-ngiàn-fà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ ngian^ˇ fa^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ngian² fa²
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ fa¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-liân-hôa
  - Tâi-lô: ka-liân-huâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kalienhoaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴⁻²² hua²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² hua²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-liân-hôa
  - Tâi-lô: kee-liân-huâ
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³⁻²² hua¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ka-ni-gho
  - MiniDict: ka^平 ni gho
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ka-ni-hho
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka⁵⁵ ni³³ ɦo²¹/

Noun

嘉年華

(regional) carnival
- 吉打州政府首次主辦、吉打華人大會堂協辦的「2014吉打州中秋節嘉年華會」於昨晚（7日）在達魯阿曼體育場前隆重舉行，獲得近3000名各族人士及45支隊伍前來參與，展現各族之間的和諧氣氛。 [MSC, trad.]
  吉打州政府首次主办、吉打华人大会堂协办的「2014吉打州中秋节嘉年华会」于昨晚（7日）在达鲁阿曼体育场前隆重举行，获得近3000名各族人士及45支队伍前来参与，展现各族之间的和谐气氛。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 吉中秋节嘉年华 3千各族同欢
  Jídǎ zhōu zhèngfǔ shǒucì zhǔbàn, Jídǎ huárén dàhuìtáng xiébàn de “2014 Jídǎ zhōu zhōngqiūjié jiāniánhuá huì” yú zuówǎn (7 rì) zài Dálǔ'āmàn tǐyùchǎng qián lóngzhòng jǔxíng, huòdé jìn 3000 míng gè zú rénshì jí 45 zhī duìwǔ qiánlái cānyǔ, zhǎnxiàn gè zú zhījiān de héxié qìfēn. [Pinyin]
  The "2014 Kedah Moon Festival Carnival", hosted for the first time by the state government of Kedah and cohosted by the Kedah Chinese Assembly Hall, was grandly held last night (7th) outside the Darul Aman Stadium. The event was attended by 45 teams and nearly 3000 people from all ethnicities, highlighting the harmonious relationships among ethnic groups.

Synonyms

狂歡節／狂欢节 (kuánghuānjié)