聖代

See also: 圣代

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngdài

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ doi⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sen-de₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèngdài
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèngdài
  - Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-tai⁴
  - Yale: shèng-dài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqday
  - Palladius: шэндай (šɛndaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ doi⁶
  - Yale: sing doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ doi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ tɔːi̯²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sen-de₆
  - MiniDict: sen^去 de^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sen-de₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³³ de⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (聖代)		聖	代
simp. (圣代)		圣	代

Borrowed from English sundae via Shanghainese.

Noun

聖代

sundae
- 1940, 周萃禨, editor, 清涼飲料製造法, 中華書局, page 77:
  
  熱的巧古力聖代／热的巧古力圣代 ― rè de qiǎogǔlì shèngdài ― Hot Chocolate Fuage^{[sic – meaning Fudge]} Sundae

Usage notes

In Mainland China, 聖代 / 圣代 (shèngdài) is more commonly used, while the term 新地 (xīndì) is exclusively used for McDonald's and Burger King's products.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聖代 (“sundae”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	聖代
Cantonese	Guangzhou	新地
	Hong Kong	新地
	Dongguan	新地
Wu	Shanghai	聖代

Etymology 2

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (聖代)		聖	代
simp. (圣代)		圣	代

Noun

聖代

(obsolete, laudatory) current era