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飲勝
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Chinese
Etymology
From taboo of mentioning 乾／干 (gon1, “dry; depleted”) in 乾杯／干杯 (gon1 bui1, “cheers”).
The Hokkien pronunciation is borrowed from Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jam2 sing3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngim2 sen1
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jam2 sing3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iám-sèng / iâm-séng
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jam2 sing3
- Yale: yám sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: jam2 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: yem2 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐm³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngim2 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡim⁵⁵ sen³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iám-sèng
- Tâi-lô: iám-sìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: iafmsexng
- IPA (Penang): /iam⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ seŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâm-séng
- Tâi-lô: iâm-síng
- Phofsit Daibuun: iamseang
- IPA (Penang): /iam²³⁻²¹ seŋ⁴⁴⁵/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
Interjection
飲勝
- (Cantonese, Malaysia, Singapore) cheers!; bottoms up!
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: yam seng
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