元旦

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	dawn; morning; day-break dawn; morning; day-break; day
simp. and trad. (元旦)		元	旦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuándàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ daan³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun³ an¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): ye¹ dan³
• Northern Min (KCR): ngṳîng-dui̿ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): nguòng-dáng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-tàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ dang³

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe-te₅ / ²gnioe-tae₅

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuándàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuándàn
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-tan⁴
    • Yale: ywán-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuandann
    • Palladius: юаньдань (juanʹdanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ tän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ daan³
    • Yale: yùhn daan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ daan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ dan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ taːn³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngun³ an¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²² an³³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ye¹ dan³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ye¹¹ tæ̃⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳîng-dui̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyiŋ³³ tuiŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguòng-dáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(t-)nɑŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-tàn
    • Tâi-lô: guân-tàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goandaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² tan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² tan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² tan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ tan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ tan²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁵ dang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng tàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnioe-te₅
    • MiniDict: nyoe^去 te^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe-te₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² te⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Jiaxing)
    • Wugniu: ²gnioe-tae₅
    • MiniDict: nyoe^平 tae^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /n̠ʲyɤə¹³ tɛ⁵³/

Noun

元旦

1. the first day of a year
2. (specifically) New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)

Usage notes

In modern usage, it refers specifically to January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. It is generally not used for the first day of the Chinese New Year, which is commonly known as 初一 (chūyī).

Synonyms

• (New Year's Day): (Hokkien) 番仔正

Descendants

• → Bouyei: Yianfdanq
• → English: Yuan Tan
• → Zhuang: yenzdan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	旦
がん Grade: 2	たん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

gwantan > gantan.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がんたん [gàńtáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ntã̠ɴ]

Noun

元(がん)旦(たん) • (gantan) ^{←ぐわんたん (gwantan)?}

1. the morning of first day of a new year
2. the first day of a new year; New Year's Day

See also

• 明(あ)けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō)
• 大晦日(おおみそか) (ōmisoka)
• 元日(がんじつ) (ganjitsu)
• 正月(しょうがつ) (shōgatsu)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
元	旦

Han character

元旦: Hán Nôm readings: Nguyên đán

1. chữ Hán form of nguyên đán (“Lunar New Year or Vietnamese New Year”).

Derived terms

• 節元旦 (Tết Nguyên Đán)