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尾牙

尾牙

Chinese

		tail	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (尾牙)		尾	牙

Noun

尾牙

weiya, a dinner party hosted by one's employer just prior to Chinese New Year

See also

元宵 ‎(yuánxiāo)
春節, 春节 ‎(chūnjié)

References

作牙與尾牙 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wěiyá

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ ngaa⁴
Min Nan (POJ): bóe-gê / bé-gê

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiya
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: méih ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ ngaa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ ŋɑː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóe-gê / bé-gê
  - Tâi-lô: bué-gê / bé-gê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boefgee, befgee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴/, /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ge²⁴/, /be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge¹³/, /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴/, /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ge²³/, /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ge²³/