birth of a sage, saint, god, emperor, etc.; Christmas | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
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trad. (聖誕節) | 聖誕 | 節 | |
simp. (圣诞节) | 圣诞 | 节 | |
alternative forms | 聖𧩙節 | ||
Literally: “holy birth festival”. |
聖誕節
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖誕節, 聖誕 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節 |
Singapore | 聖誕節 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated |
Taishan | 聖誕節 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕節 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕節 | |
Hong Kong | 耶穌誕 | |
Eastern Min | Matsu | 聖誕節 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 救主誕, 救主聖誕 |
Quanzhou | 聖誕 | |
Zhangzhou | 聖誕, 救主誕 | |
Tainan | 聖誕節 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛冬節 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 聖誕, 聖誕節 |
Kanji in this term | ||
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聖 | 誕 | 節 |
せい Grade: 6 |
たん Grade: 6 |
せつ Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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聖誕節 (kyūjitai) |
From Chinese 聖誕節 / 圣诞节 (Shèngdànjié).
聖誕節 • (Seitansetsu)
Hanja in this term | ||
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聖 | 誕 | 節 |
聖誕節 • (Seongtanjeol or McCune-Reischauer: Sŏngt'anjŏl or Yale: Sēngthancel) (hangeul 성탄절)