聖誕節前夕

简 圣诞节前夕 · 繁 聖誕節前夕
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6

Meanings

  1. Christmas eve [written and colloquial]
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

zitzit1—zit2—节zit3festivalzit4—zit5—截zit6to cut off

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: Sheng4dan4jie2 qian2xi1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity聖誕節前夕 圣诞节前夕 [Sheng4dan4jie2 qian2xi1] {sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6} /Christmas eve [written and colloquial]/

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