平安夜
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Chinese
| night | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (平安夜) | 平安 | 夜 | |
| simp. #(平安夜) | 平安 | 夜 | |
Etymology
“Christmas Eve” comes from the Christmas carol “Silent Night”, translated as 《平安夜》 by Timothy Tingfang Lew (劉廷芳) in 1933.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
平安夜
- Christmas Eve
- 年少時候，從來不用擔心這個平安夜要一個人過。有了愛情之後，平安夜變得浪漫了，可是，也會擔心今年的平安夜沒有人陪。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1999, 张小娴 [Amy Cheung], 思念会不会是一种习惯, in 《留给情人的蓝雪花》, page 58
- Niánshào shíhou, cónglái bùyòng dānxīn zhège Píng'ānyè yào yīgerén guò. Yǒu le àiqíng zhīhòu, Píng'ānyè biàn de làngmàn le, kěshì, yě huì dānxīn jīnnián de Píng'ānyè méiyǒu rén péi.
- When I was young, I never had to worry that I had to celebrate this Christmas Eve alone. When I got into a relationship, Christmas Eve became romantic, but I would also worry that I would have no one with me for Christmas Eve this year.
年少时候，从来不用担心这个平安夜要一个人过。有了爱情之后，平安夜变得浪漫了，可是，也会担心今年的平安夜没有人陪。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Noun
平安夜
- quiet and uneventful night (Classifier: 個／个 m)
- 天黑請閉眼，狼人請睜眼，狼人請殺人，天亮了，昨晚是個平安夜。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2020, 贾森, 《时间的岛》, Shanghai: 上海三联书店, page 48
- Tiānhēi qǐng bìyǎn, lángrén qǐng zhēngyǎn, lángrén qǐng shārén, tiānliàng le, zuówǎn shì ge píng'ānyè.
- It's night time; close your eyes. Werewolves, you may open your eyes. Werewolves, pick your victims. It's morning; last night was a quiet and uneventful night.
天黑请闭眼，狼人请睁眼，狼人请杀人，天亮了，昨晚是个平安夜。 [MSC, simp.]