橋假

Chinese

		bridge	vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
trad. (橋假)		橋	假
simp. (桥假)		桥	假

Etymology

Calque of Spanish puente festivo. Compare French faire le pont.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáojià

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáojià
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáojià
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-chia⁴
    • Yale: chyáu-jyà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaujiah
    • Palladius: цяоцзя (cjaoczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Noun

橋假

1. (Spain, Mexico) long weekend: the gap day between the holiday and the weekend also designated as an additional holiday.

See also

• (France) 搭橋／搭桥 (dāqiáo)
• 調休／调休 (tiáoxiū)