聖代

See also: 圣代

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ doi⁶
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sen-de

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèngdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngdài
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-tai⁴
    • Yale: shèng-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqday
    • Palladius: шэндай (šɛndaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ doi⁶
    • Yale: sing doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ tɔːi̯²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵sen-de
    • MiniDict: sen^去 de
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sen-de
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³³ de⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (聖代)		聖	代
simp. (圣代)		圣	代

Borrowed from English sundae.

Noun

聖代

1. sundae

Usage notes

In Mainland China, 聖代 is more commonly used, while the term 新地 is exclusively used for McDonald's products.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聖代 (“sundae”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	聖代
Cantonese	Guangzhou	新地
	Hong Kong	新地
	Dongguan	新地
Wu	Shanghai	聖代

Etymology 2

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (聖代)		聖	代
simp. (圣代)		圣	代

Noun

聖代

1. (obsolete, laudatory) current era