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許願

許願

See also: 许愿 and 許愿

Chinese

		to allow; to permit; to praise to allow; to permit; to praise; (surname)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (許願/許愿)		許	願/愿
simp. (许愿)		许	愿

Verb

許願

to make a vow to the gods
to promise someone a reward

Synonyms

還願／还愿 (huányuàn)

Derived terms

許願井／许愿井 (xǔyuànjǐng)

許願池／许愿池 (xǔyuànchí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǔyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi² jyun⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-ngien / hí-ngian
Min Nan (POJ): hír-goān / hú-goān / hí-goān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǔyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi² jyun⁶
  - Yale: héui yuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey² jyn⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯³⁵ jyːn²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-ngien
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` ngien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ ngian⁴
  - IPA: /hi³¹ ɲi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-ngian
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` ngian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ ngian⁴
  - IPA: /hi³¹ ɲi̯an⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hír-goān
  - Tâi-lô: hír-guān
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ guan⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-goān
  - Tâi-lô: hú-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hw'goan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-goān
  - Tâi-lô: hí-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'goan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²²/