屠妖節

See also: 屠妖节

Chinese

		slaughter; slaughter man	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (屠妖節)		屠	妖	節
simp. (屠妖节)		屠	妖	节
Literally: “demon-slaying festival”.

Etymology

Referring to the Hindu god Rama defeating the demon Ravana and his victory against Ravana's army.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Túyāojié

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jiu² zit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Túyāojié
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Túyaojié
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻu²-yao¹-chieh²
    • Yale: Tú-yāu-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Twuiaujye
    • Palladius: Туяоцзе (Tujaocze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ jiu² zit³
    • Yale: tòuh yíu jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jiu² dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yiu² jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jiːu̯³⁵ t͡siːt̚³/

Proper noun

屠妖節

1. (chiefly Malaysia, Singapore) Diwali; Deepavali

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 排燈節 (“Diwali”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		排燈節
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	排燈節
	Malaysia	屠妖節
	Singapore	屠妖節
Cantonese	Hong Kong	排燈節
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	吉靈仔正