"光棍節" meaning in Chinese

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Proper name

IPA: /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯əɻ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/, /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯əɻ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/, /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/, /kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: guānggùnjié [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gwong¹ gwan³ zit³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ¹kuaon-kuen-ciq, guānggùnjié [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], guanggùnjié [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kuang¹-kun⁴-chieh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gwāng-gwùn-jyé [Mandarin, Yale], guangguennjye [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гуангуньцзе [Mandarin, Palladius], guangunʹcze [Mandarin, Palladius], guānggùnrjié [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋㄦ ㄐㄧㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], guanggùnrjié [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kuang¹-kun⁴-ʼrh-chieh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gwāng-gwùnr-jyé [Mandarin, Yale], guangguelljye [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гуангуньрцзе [Mandarin, Palladius], guangunʹrcze [Mandarin, Palladius], gwōng gwan jit [Cantonese, Yale], gwong¹ gwan³ dzit⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], guong¹ guen³ jid³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ¹kuaon-kuen-ciq [Wu], kuaon^平 kuen cih [Wu], ¹kuaan-kun-jiq [Wu], /kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/ [Wu]
Etymology: From being a day for single people who are not in a relationship. From slang for a bachelor without familial branches being a bare stick, and the set of ones in the date of 11/11 being a set of sticks, a set of singles. Originating at the University of Nanjing in the 1990s as Bachelors' Day, and popularized as a shopping event day by Alibaba in the 2000s. Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 光棍節
  1. Singles' Day, celebrated annually on the 11th of November Categories (topical): Holidays Synonyms: 雙十一/双十一 (Shuāngshíyī), 雙十一 (Shuāngshíyī), 双十一 (Shuāngshíyī)
    Sense id: en-光棍節-zh-name-0MD3DZVA Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 光棍節 meaning in Chinese (4.6kB)

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          "english": "Right as the journalist thought that this year's Singles' Day is the same as last year's, that not many people would go get married at the registry, there were gradually more newlyweds-to-be coming to line up [at the registry].",
          "ref": "就在記者以為今年光棍節與去年一樣,沒有多少人登記結婚的時候,前來排隊的新人開始逐漸增多。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "就在记者以为今年光棍节与去年一样,没有多少人登记结婚的时候,前来排队的新人开始逐渐增多。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 2015 November 11, 张颖川, “光棍节”新人扎堆“脱光”, in 《法制晚报》\nJiù zài jìzhě yǐwèi jīnnián guānggùnjié yǔ qùnián yīyàng, méiyǒu duōshào rén dēngjì jiéhūn de shíhòu, qiánlái páiduì de xīnrén kāishǐ zhújiàn zēngduō. [Pinyin]",
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      "zh-pron": "guanggùnjié"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuang¹-kun⁴-chieh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwāng-gwùn-jyé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangguennjye"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуангуньцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangunʹcze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "guānggùnrjié"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "kuang¹-kun⁴-ʼrh-chieh²"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangguelljye"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуангуньрцзе"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwōng gwan jit"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwong¹ gwan³ dzit⁸"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guong¹ guen³ jid³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹kuaon-kuen-ciq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuaon^平 kuen cih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹kuaan-kun-jiq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯əɻ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/"
    }
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  "word": "光棍節"
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          "ref": "就在記者以為今年光棍節與去年一樣,沒有多少人登記結婚的時候,前來排隊的新人開始逐漸增多。 [MSC, trad.]",
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      "zh-pron": "guānggùnjié"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "gwong¹ gwan³ zit³"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "¹kuaon-kuen-ciq"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "guānggùnjié"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "guanggùnjié"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuang¹-kun⁴-chieh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwāng-gwùn-jyé"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangguennjye"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуангуньцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangunʹcze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "guānggùnrjié"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋㄦ ㄐㄧㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guanggùnrjié"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuang¹-kun⁴-ʼrh-chieh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwāng-gwùnr-jyé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangguelljye"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуангуньрцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guangunʹrcze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯əɻ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwōng gwan jit"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwong¹ gwan³ dzit⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guong¹ guen³ jid³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹kuaon-kuen-ciq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuaon^平 kuen cih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹kuaan-kun-jiq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯əɻ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn³³ t͡siːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ kuən³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "Shuāngshíyī",
      "word": "雙十一/双十一"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shuāngshíyī",
      "word": "雙十一"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shuāngshíyī",
      "word": "双十一"
    }
  ],
  "word": "光棍節"
}

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