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Chinese
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Jesus
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birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase |
| trad. (耶誕)
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耶
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誕
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| simp. (耶诞)
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耶
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诞
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Etymology
From 耶 (yē), short for 耶穌／耶稣 (Yēsū, “Jesus”) + 誕／诞 (dàn, “birth”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
耶誕
- (chiefly Taiwan) Christmas
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
聖誕節 (“Christmas”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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聖誕節, 聖誕
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節
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| Singapore
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聖誕節
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated
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| Taishan
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聖誕節
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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聖誕節
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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聖誕節
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| Hong Kong
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耶穌誕
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| Eastern Min
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Matsu
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聖誕節
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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聖誕, 聖誕節, 救主誕, 救主聖誕
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| Quanzhou
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聖誕
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| Zhangzhou
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聖誕, 救主誕
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| Tainan
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聖誕節
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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紅毛冬節
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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聖誕, 聖誕節
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Derived terms