喜筵

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	bamboo mat for sitting
trad. (喜筵)		喜	筵
simp. #(喜筵)		喜	筵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² jin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-yen / hí-yan
• Eastern Min (BUC): hī-iòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hí-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyán
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-yen²
    • Yale: syǐ-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiyan
    • Palladius: сиянь (sijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² jin⁴
    • Yale: héi yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-yen
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` ien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi<sup>3</sup> yan<sup>4</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ i̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-yan
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` (r)ian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ yan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hī-iòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³⁻²¹ yoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-iân
    • Tâi-lô: hí-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hyieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²³/

Noun

喜筵

1. banquet for a happy event (typically a wedding feast)

Synonyms

• 喜宴 (xǐyàn)