壓歲包
Chinese
[edit]to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place |
year; years old; (a measure word) | to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (壓歲包) | 壓 | 歲 | 包 | |
| simp. (压岁包) | 压 | 岁 | 包 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]壓歲包
- (Jinhua Wu and Wenzhounese) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 壓歲錢 (“money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 壓歲錢 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 壓歲錢, 帶歲錢 used by Hui Muslims |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 磕頭錢, 壓歲錢 |
| Xi'an | 壓歲錢 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 押歲錢 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 壓歲錢, 夾歲錢 |
| Lichuan | 摘歲錢 | |
| Pingxiang | 笮歲錢 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 矺歲錢 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 壓歲錢, 安歲錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 壓歲錢 |
| Xinzhou | 磕頭錢 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 墜歲錢, 生帶錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 硩歲錢 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 硩年錢 GT |
| Jieyang | 硩腰錢 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 壓歲錢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 壓歲鈿 |
| Suzhou | 壓歲鈿 | |
| Danyang | 守歲錢 | |
| Hangzhou | 壓歲鈿 | |
| Wenzhou | 壓歲包 | |
| Jinhua | 壓歲包 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 捱歲錢 |