# 聖誕節
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Shèngdànjié
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sing$^3$ daan$^3$ zit$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sṳn-tan-chiet / Sṳn-than-chiet
* Eastern Min (BUC): Séng-dáng-cáik
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Sèng-tàn-choeh / Sèng-tàn-cheh / Sèng-tàn-chiat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sian$^3$ dang$^3$ zoih$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$sen-te-ciq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Shèngdànjié
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Shèngdànjié
*** Wade–Giles: Shêng$^4$-tan$^4$-chieh$^2$
*** Yale: Shèng-dàn-jyé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenqdannjye
*** Palladius: Шэнданьцзе (Šɛndanʹcze)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sing$^3$ daan$^3$ zit$^3$
*** Yale: sing daan jit
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sing$^3$ daan$^3$ dzit$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xing$^3$ dan$^3$ jid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɪŋ³³ taːn³³ t͡siːt̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳn-tan-chiet / Sṳn-than-chiet
*** Hakka Romanization System: siin dan jied$^ˋ$ / siin tan jied$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sin$^4$ dan$^4$ jiad$^5$ / sin$^4$ tan$^4$ jiad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ tan⁵⁵ t͡si̯et̚²/, /sɨn⁵⁵ tʰan⁵⁵ t͡si̯et̚²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Séng-dáng-cáik
*** Sinological IPA : /siŋ²¹³⁻²¹ $^{(t-)}$naŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒaiʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-tàn-choeh
*** Tâi-lô: Sìng-tàn-tsueh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangdarnzoeq
*** IPA (Philippines): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sueʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-tàn-cheh
*** Tâi-lô: Sìng-tàn-tseh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangdarnzeq
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡seʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-tàn-chiat
*** Tâi-lô: Sìng-tàn-tsiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangdarnciad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sian$^3$ dang$^3$ zoih$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàⁿ tàng tsoih
*** Sinological IPA : /sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡soiʔ²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sen-te-ciq
*** MiniDict: sen$^去$ te cih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sen-te-jiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³³ te⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/

### Proper noun

聖誕節
* Christmas (Christian holiday)
    聖誕節快樂！／圣诞节快乐！ ― Shèngdànjié kuàilè! ― Merry Christmas!
       sing$^3$ daan$^3$ zit$^3$ faai$^3$ lok$^6$! [Jyutping]
       Merry Christmas!
       Sèng-tàn-cheh khoài-lo̍k! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Merry Christmas!

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聖誕節, 聖誕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 耶誕, 耶誕節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聖誕節 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 老番冬 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聖誕節 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕節 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕節 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 耶穌誕 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 聖誕節 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聖誕, 聖誕節, 救主誕, 救主聖誕 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聖誕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聖誕, 救主誕 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 聖誕節 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛冬節 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 聖誕, 聖誕節 |

#### Derived terms

* 聖誕節蛋糕／圣诞节蛋糕 (shèngdànjié dàngāo)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 聖 | 誕 | 節 |
| せい Grade: 6 | たん Grade: 6 | せつ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi |||
* Alternative spelling
* 聖誕節 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

From Chinese 聖誕節／圣诞节 (Shèngdànjié).

### Proper noun

聖(せい)誕(たん)節(せつ) • (Seitansetsu)
* Synonym of クリスマス (Kurisumasu, “Christmas”) (Christian holiday)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 聖 | 誕 | 節 |

### Noun

聖誕節 • (Seongtanjeol or McCune-Reischauer: Sŏngt'anjŏl or Yale: Sēngthancel) (hangeul 성탄절)
* hanja form of 성탄절 (“Christmas”)