耶誕
See also: 耶诞
Chinese edit
Jesus | birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase | ||
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trad. (耶誕) | 耶 | 誕 | |
simp. (耶诞) | 耶 | 诞 |
Etymology edit
From 耶 (yē), short for 耶穌/耶稣 (Yēsū, “Jesus”) + 誕/诞 (dàn, “birth”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
耶誕
Synonyms edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖誕節, 聖誕 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節 |
Singapore | 聖誕節 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated |
Taishan | 聖誕節 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕節 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕節 | |
Hong Kong | 耶穌誕 | |
Eastern Min | Matsu | 聖誕節 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 救主誕, 救主聖誕 |
Quanzhou | 聖誕 | |
Zhangzhou | 聖誕, 救主誕 | |
Tainan | 聖誕節 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛冬節 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 聖誕, 聖誕節 |