硩年錢

Chinese

		to give children money during the Chinese New Year	coin; money
trad. (硩年錢)		硩年	錢
simp. (硩年钱)		硩年	钱
alternative forms		壓年錢／压年钱

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): teh-nî-chîⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teh-nî-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: teh-nî-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dehnicvii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

Noun

硩年錢

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope

Synonyms

• 壓歲錢／压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)
• (dialectal) 壓腰錢／压腰钱 (yāyāoqián)
• (Northern Min) 墜歲錢／坠岁钱, 生帶錢／生带钱
• (Teochew) 硩腰錢／硩腰钱
• (Wu) 壓歲鈿／压岁钿