水燈節
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Chinese
| lantern set afloat in rivers to guide lost souls to the afterlife | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
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| trad. (水燈節) | 水燈 | 節 | |
| simp. (水灯节) | 水灯 | 节 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐdēngjié
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěidengjié
- Wade–Giles: shui3-têng1-chieh2
- Yale: shwěi-dēng-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeidengjye
- Palladius: шуйдэнцзе (šujdɛncze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 dang1 zit3
- Yale: séui dāng jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 dang1 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 deng1 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
水燈節
- Loi Krathong (Siamese festival)