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宵夜

宵夜

Chinese

		night	night
simp. and trad. (宵夜)		宵	夜
anagram		夜宵

Alternative forms

(late-night meal): 消夜

Noun

宵夜

late-night meal
(literary) night

Synonyms

(supper): 夜宵 (yèxiāo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāoyè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ je^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): siau-iā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāoyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ je^6-2
  - Yale: sīu yé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ je^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-iā
  - Tâi-lô: siau-iā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siauia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ ia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/