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笑納

笑納

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to accept; to pay (tax etc.)
trad. (笑納)		笑	納
simp. (笑纳)		笑	纳

Verb

笑納

(polite) to kindly accept (this small gift to mine)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàonà

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ naap⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siàu-la̍p / chhiàu-la̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàonà
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawnah
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ na̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ naap⁶
  - Yale: siu naahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ naap⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ nɑːp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-la̍p
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-la̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaolap
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiàu-la̍p
  - Tâi-lô: tshiàu-la̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiaolap
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ lap̚⁴/