晚安
Chinese
| evening; night; late | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (晚安) | 晚 | 安 | |
| simp. #(晚安) | 晚 | 安 | |
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Pronunciation
Usage notes
In Mainland China, 晚上好 (wǎnshànghǎo) is used as a greeting, while 晚安 (wǎn'ān) is used when parting or ending a conversation. In Taiwan, 晚安 (wǎn'ān) is generally used as parting or to end a conversation, and seldom as a greeting.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 晚安 (“good night”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 晚安 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 晚安 |
| Taiwan | 晚安 | |
| Malaysia | 晚安 | |
| Singapore | 晚安 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 早敨, 早啲敨 |
| Hong Kong | 早敨 | |
| Foshan | 早敨 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 早敨 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 早敨 | |
| Taishan | 早啲瞓 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 早啲瞓 | |
| Dongguan | 早敨 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 早敨 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 暗安 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 暗安 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 暗安 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 暗安 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 暗安 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 暗安 | |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 晚安, 早滴囝歇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 暗安 GT |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 好暗暝, 睏好好 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 谷拿脫 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese | |
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