壓歲錢

See also: 压岁钱

Chinese

	to give children money or auspicious items during the Chinese New Year, originally intended to help dispel evil spirits	coin; money
trad. (壓歲錢)	壓歲	錢
simp. (压岁钱)	压岁	钱
alternative forms	硩歲錢／硩岁钱 Min

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāsuìqián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aat³ seoi³ cin⁴ / aat³ seoi³ cin^4-2
Gan (Wiktionary): 'ngat⁶ sui⁴ qien²
Jin (Wiktionary): iah⁴ sui³ qie¹
Eastern Min (BUC): dáh-huói-cièng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ap-sòe-chîⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāsuìqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yasuèicián
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹-sui⁴-chʻien²
  - Yale: yā-swèi-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iasueychyan
  - Palladius: ясуйцянь (jasujcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aat³ seoi³ cin⁴ / aat³ seoi³ cin^4-2
  - Yale: aat seui chìhn / aat seui chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ soey³ tsin⁴ / aat⁸ soey³ tsin^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ad³ sêu³ qin⁴ / ad³ sêu³ qin^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ sɵy̯³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/, /aːt̚³ sɵy̯³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'ngat⁶ sui⁴ qien²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈŋat̚⁵ sui³⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: iah⁴ sui³ qie¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /iaʔ² suei⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dáh-huói-cièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ^(h-)ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-sòe-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ap-suè-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: apsoeacvii
  - IPA (Taipei): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ sue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

Noun

壓歲錢

money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope

Synonyms

(dialectal) 壓腰錢／压腰钱 (yāyāoqián)
(Northern Min) 墜歲錢／坠岁钱, 生帶錢／生带钱
(Hokkien, Teochew) 硩年錢／硩年钱, 硩腰錢／硩腰钱
(Wu) 壓歲鈿／压岁钿