平安夜

Chinese

FWOTD – 24 December 2022

		safe and sound; safe; peaceful safe and sound; safe; peaceful; peaceful and at ease	night
trad. (平安夜)		平安	夜
simp. #(平安夜)		平安	夜

Etymology

“Christmas Eve” comes from the Christmas carol “Silent Night”, translated as 《平安夜》 by Timothy Tingfang Lew (劉廷芳) in 1933.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píng'ānyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ on¹ je⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-an-iā

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píng'ānyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píng-anyè
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-an¹-yeh⁴
    • Yale: píng-ān-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pynganyeh
    • Palladius: пинъанье (pinʺanʹje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ on¹ je⁶
    • Yale: pìhng ōn yeh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ on¹ je⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ on¹ yé⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ jɛː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-an-iā
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-an-iā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peng'an'ia
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/

Proper noun

平安夜

1. Christmas Eve

   • 年少時候，從來不用擔心這個平安夜要一個人過。有了愛情之後，平安夜變得浪漫了，可是，也會擔心今年的平安夜沒有人陪。 [MSC, trad.]
     年少时候，从来不用担心这个平安夜要一个人过。有了爱情之后，平安夜变得浪漫了，可是，也会担心今年的平安夜没有人陪。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1999, 张小娴 [Amy Cheung], 思念会不会是一种习惯, in 《留给情人的蓝雪花》, page 58

     Niánshào shíhou, cónglái bùyòng dānxīn zhège Píng'ānyè yào yīgerén guò. Yǒu le àiqíng zhīhòu, Píng'ānyè biàn de làngmàn le, kěshì, yě huì dānxīn jīnnián de Píng'ānyè méiyǒu rén péi. [Pinyin]

     When I was young, I never had to worry that I had to celebrate this Christmas Eve alone. When I got into a relationship, Christmas Eve became romantic, but I would also worry that I would have no one with me for Christmas Eve this year.

Synonyms

• 聖誕夜／圣诞夜 (Shèngdànyè)
• 耶誕夜／耶诞夜 (Yēdànyè)

Noun

平安夜

1. quiet and uneventful night (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   • 天黑請閉眼，狼人請睜眼，狼人請殺人，天亮了，昨晚是個平安夜。 [MSC, trad.]
     天黑请闭眼，狼人请睁眼，狼人请杀人，天亮了，昨晚是个平安夜。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020, 贾森, 《时间的岛》, Shanghai: 上海三联书店, page 48

     Tiānhēi qǐng bìyǎn, lángrén qǐng zhēngyǎn, lángrén qǐng shārén, tiānliàng le, zuówǎn shì ge píng'ānyè. [Pinyin]

     It's night time; close your eyes. Werewolves, you may open your eyes. Werewolves, pick your victims. It's morning; last night was a quiet and uneventful night.