宵夜
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Chinese
| night | night | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (宵夜) | 宵 | 夜 | |
| simp. #(宵夜) | 宵 | 夜 | |
| alternative forms | 消夜 “late-night meal” | ||
| anagram | 夜宵 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu1 je6-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhiau1 yie5-4*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sêu-ya
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siau-iā
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siaoyè
- Wade–Giles: hsiao1-yeh4
- Yale: syāu-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauyeh
- Palladius: сяое (sjaoje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu1 je6-2
- Yale: sīu yé
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu1 je6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu1 yé6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhiau1 yie5-4*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiau³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-ya
- Hakka Romanization System: seuˊ ia
- Hagfa Pinyim: seu1 ya4
- Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯a⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-ya
- Hakka Romanization System: seuˊ (r)ia
- Hagfa Pinyim: seu1 ya4
- Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
宵夜
Synonyms
- (midnight snack):
Dialectal synonyms of 夜宵 (“late-night snack”)
Derived terms
- 宵夜文 (xiāoyèwén)