祭奠

Chinese

		offer sacrifice; hold memorial service	libation
trad. (祭奠)		祭	奠
simp. #(祭奠)		祭	奠
anagram		奠祭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìdiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ din⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chi-thien

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìdiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìdiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tien⁴
    • Yale: jì-dyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihdiann
    • Palladius: цзидянь (czidjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai³ din⁶
    • Yale: jai dihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ din⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei³ din⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ tiːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chi-thien
    • Hakka Romanization System: ji tien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ji⁴ tian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si⁵⁵ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/

Verb

祭奠

1. to hold a memorial ceremony for

   今天是祭奠逝去的爺爺的日子。 [MSC, trad.]
   今天是祭奠逝去的爷爷的日子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān shì jìdiàn shìqù de yéye de rìzi. [Pinyin]

   Today is my grandfather's memorial ceremony.

2. to commemorate

   我以這篇文章來祭奠我逝去的青春。 [MSC, trad.]
   我以这篇文章来祭奠我逝去的青春。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yǐ zhè piān wénzhāng lái jìdiàn wǒ shìqù de qīngchūn. [Pinyin]

   I wrote this essay to commemorate the passing of my youth.

Related terms

• 祭拜 (jìbài)

Noun

祭奠

1. memorial ceremony
2. sacrificial rites

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祭奠):

• → Korean: 제전(祭奠) (jejeon)