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耶誕老人

耶誕老人

See also: 耶诞老人

Chinese

		Christmas	old person; the elderly
trad. (耶誕老人)		耶誕	老人
simp. (耶诞老人)		耶诞	老人

Proper noun

耶誕老人

(chiefly Taiwan) Santa Claus

Synonyms

聖誕老人／圣诞老人 (Shèngdànlǎorén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Yēdàn Lǎorén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ daan³ lou⁵ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yēdàn Lǎorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iedann Laoren
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴ daan³ lou⁵ jan⁴
  - Yale: yèh daan lóuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ daan³ lou⁵ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ tɑːn³³ lou̯¹³ jɐn²¹/