圍爐取暖

Chinese

		to gather around a stove; to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve	to warm oneself up; to keep warm
trad. (圍爐取暖)		圍爐	取暖
simp. (围炉取暖)		围炉	取暖
Literally: “to gather a round a stove to keep oneself warm”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ lou⁴ ceoi² nyun⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ lou⁴ ceoi² nyun⁵
    • Yale: wàih lòuh chéui nyúhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ lou⁴ tsoey² nyn⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ lou⁴ cêu² nün⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ lou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ nyːn¹³/

Noun

圍爐取暖

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) to form an exclusive small clique; to form an echo chamber