押歲錢
Chinese
[edit]| detain in custody | year; years old; (a measure word) | coin; money | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (押歲錢) | 押 | 歲 | 錢 | |
| simp. (押岁钱) | 押 | 岁 | 钱 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yåqsuīqién
- Mandarin
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: yåqsuīqién
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yaq5 sui4 qien2
- Sinological IPA (key): /iaʔ⁵ suəi⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiẽ²⁴/
- (Nanjing)
Noun
[edit]押歲錢
- (Nanjing Mandarin) 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 |