耶誕

See also: 耶诞

Chinese

		Jesus	birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
trad. (耶誕)		耶	誕
simp. (耶诞)		耶	诞

Etymology

From 耶 (yē), short for 耶穌／耶稣 (yēsū, “Jesus”) + 誕／诞 (dàn, “birth”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yēdàn, yédàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝㄉㄢˋ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ daan³
Min Nan (POJ): Iâ-tàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yēdàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iedann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yédàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yedann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ³⁵ ta̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴ daan³
  - Yale: yèh daan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ daan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ dan³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ tɑːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-tàn
  - Tâi-lô: Iâ-tàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ia'daxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴⁻²² tan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴⁻²² tan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³⁻²² tan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ tan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ tan²¹/

Proper noun

耶誕

(chiefly Taiwan) Christmas

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聖誕節 (“Christmas”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聖誕節
Mandarin	Beijing	聖誕、聖誕節
Mandarin	Taiwan	聖誕、聖誕節、耶誕、耶誕節
Cantonese	Guangzhou	聖誕、聖誕節、老番冬 dated
	Hong Kong	聖誕、聖誕節、老番冬 dated
	Taishan	聖誕、聖誕節
Min Nan	Xiamen	聖誕、聖誕節、救主誕、救主聖誕
	Quanzhou	聖誕、聖誕節
	Zhangzhou	聖誕、聖誕節、救主誕
	Taipei	聖誕、聖誕節、耶誕、耶誕節、救主誕
	Penang	紅毛冬節
	Chaozhou	聖誕節

Derived terms

耶誕節／耶诞节 (yēdànjié)

耶誕老人／耶诞老人 (yēdàn Lǎorén)

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