聖誕

See also: 圣诞

Chinese

	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	birth; birthday; brag birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
trad. (聖誕)	聖	誕
simp. (圣诞)	圣	诞
alternative forms	聖𧩙／圣䜥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngdàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ daan³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-tan
Eastern Min (BUC): séng-dáng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-tàn / sèng-tān
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sen-te

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèngdàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèngdàn
  - Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-tan⁴
  - Yale: shèng-dàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqdann
  - Palladius: шэндань (šɛndanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ daan³
  - Yale: sing daan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ daan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ dan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ taːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-tan
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin dan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ dan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ tan⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-dáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɑŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-tàn
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangdaxn
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tan²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tan¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tan⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-tān
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangdan
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sen-te
  - MiniDict: sen^去 te
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sen-te
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³³ te⁴⁴/

Noun

聖誕

birth of a sage, saint, god, emperor, etc.

Usage notes

Often refers to Confucius's birthday.

Hyponyms

孔誕／孔诞 (kǒngdàn) (Confucius' birthday)
佛誕／佛诞 (Fódàn) (Buddha's birthday)
菩薩誕／菩萨诞 (the birthday of a bodhisattva)
萬壽節／万寿节 (wànshòujié) (the birthday of a Chinese emperor)

Proper noun

聖誕

(～節) Christmas
聖誕樹／圣诞树 ― shèngdànshù ― Christmas tree

聖誕卡／圣诞卡 ― shèngdànkǎ ― Christmas card

聖誕老人／圣诞老人 ― shèngdànlǎorén ― Santa Claus (literally, “Christmas old person”)

聖誕派對／圣诞派对 ― shèngdàn pàiduì ― Christmas party

聖誕聯歡會／圣诞联欢会 ― shèngdàn liánhuānhuì ― Christmas celebration [party]

聖誕襪／圣诞袜 ― shèngdànwà ― Christmas stocking

聖誕花／圣诞花 ― shèngdànhuā ― poinsettia (literally, “Christmas flower”)

聖誕快樂，新年進步！ [MSC, trad.]
圣诞快乐，新年进步！ [MSC, simp.]
Shèngdànkuàiyuè, xīnniánjìnbù! [Pinyin]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聖誕節 (“Christmas”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聖誕節, 聖誕
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	聖誕節
Cantonese	Hong Kong	聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated
Cantonese	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, 聖誕日

Derived terms

聖誕卡 / 圣诞卡 (shèngdànkǎ)
聖誕夜 / 圣诞夜 (Shèngdànyè)
聖誕季 / 圣诞季 (shèngdànjì)
聖誕布丁 / 圣诞布丁
聖誕樹 / 圣诞树 (shèngdànshù)
聖誕百合 / 圣诞百合
聖誕節 / 圣诞节 (Shèngdànjié)
聖誕紅 / 圣诞红 (shèngdànhóng)
聖誕老人 / 圣诞老人 (Shèngdàn Lǎorén)
聖誕花 / 圣诞花 (shèngdànhuā)
聖誕襪 / 圣诞袜 (shèngdànwà)
聖誕頌歌 / 圣诞颂歌 (shèngdàn sònggē)