揮春
Chinese
| scatter; wield; wipe away | spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (揮春) | 揮 | 春 | |
| simp. (挥春) | 挥 | 春 | |
| alternative forms | 撝春／㧑春 | ||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fai1 ceon1
- Yale: fāi chēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: fai1 tsoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: fei1 cên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
揮春
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 春聯 (“Spring Festival couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 春聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 春聯 |
| Singapore | 春聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 春聯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 春聯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揮春 |
| Hong Kong | 揮春 | |
| Dongguan | 揮春 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 春聯 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 春聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 春聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 春聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 春聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 春聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 春聯 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 春聯, 門聯 |
| Quanzhou | 春聯, 門對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 春聯 | |
| Shantou | 春聯 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 紅聯 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 揮春 |