新年快樂

See also: 新年快乐

Chinese

Chinese phrasebook

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		New Year; next year	happy; joyful; cheerful
trad. (新年快樂)		新年	快樂
simp. (新年快乐)		新年	快乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnnián kuàilè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ nin⁴ faai³ lok⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sîn-ngièn khoai-lo̍k / sîn-ngiàn khoai-lo̍k

(Meixian, Guangdong): xin¹ ngian² kuai⁴ log⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sin-nî khoài-lo̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ ni⁵ kuai³ lag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnnián kuàilè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinnián kuàilè
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-nien² kʻuai⁴-lê⁴
  - Yale: syīn-nyán kwài-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnian kuayleh
  - Palladius: синьнянь куайлэ (sinʹnjanʹ kuajlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ nin⁴ faai³ lok⁶
  - Yale: sān nìhn faai lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ nin⁴ faai³ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ nin⁴ fai³ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-ngièn khoai-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ ngien^ˇ kuai log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ ngian² kuai⁴ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-ngiàn khoai-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ ngian^ˇ kuai log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ ngian² kuai⁴ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xin¹ ngian² kuai⁴ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ kʰuaɪ⁵³ lɔk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-nî khoài-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sin-nî khuài-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinnii qoaelok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³⁻³³ kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing¹ ni⁵ kuai³ lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing nî khuài la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/

Phrase

新年快樂

Happy New Year

Usage notes

Can be used on New Year's Day (January 1) or Chinese New Year.

Synonyms

新年好 (xīnniánhǎo)
恭喜發財／恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)