新正如意
Chinese
first month of the lunar new year; first day of the lunar new year according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory simp. and trad.
(新正如意)新正 如意 Literally: “[May] your wishes come true [on commencement of] the new first lunar month”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjeng ruyih
- IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: san1 zing1 jyu4 ji3
- Yale: sān jīng yùh yi
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 dzing1 jy4 ji3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 jing1 yu4 yi3
- IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Phrase
新正如意
Usage notes
- Chiefly used for Chinese New Year
- Often used in combination with 新年發財／新年发财 (xīnnián fācái) as 新正如意，新年發財／新正如意，新年发财
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