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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǔyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): heoi² jyun⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hui² ngun⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-ngien / hí-ngian
• Eastern Min (BUC): hṳ̄-nguông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hír-goān / hú-goān / hí-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǔyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syǔyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsü³-yüan⁴
    • Yale: syǔ-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuyuann
    • Palladius: сюйюань (sjujjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi² jyun⁶
    • Yale: héui yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey² jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu² yun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯³⁵ jyːn²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hui² ngun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵⁵ ᵑɡun³²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-ngien
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` ngien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi<sup>3</sup> ngian<sup>4</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-ngian
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` ngian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hṳ̄-nguông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hy³³⁻⁵⁵ ŋuɔŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hír-goān
    • Tâi-lô: hír-guān
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-goān
    • Tâi-lô: hú-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hw'goan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-goān
    • Tâi-lô: hí-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hy'goan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/

Verb

許⫽願 (verb-object)

1. to make a vow to the gods
2. to promise someone a reward

Synonyms

• (to promise someone a reward): (Hokkien) 落願／落愿, (Eastern Min) 喊願／喊愿

Antonyms

• 還願／还愿 (huányuàn)

Derived terms

• 許願井／许愿井 (xǔyuànjǐng)
• 許願池／许愿池 (xǔyuànchí)