แซยิด
sɛɛ-yítMeaning
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traditional Chinese sixtieth-birthday celebration
A traditional Chinese celebration of a person's sixtieth birthday, marking five twelve-year cycles. The term also applies to later birthdays that complete another twelve-year cycle, such as the seventy-second or eighty-fourth.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearอากงaa-gongอากงaa-gong1grandfather (in families of Chinese descent)2an elderly man (as a term of address)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termหกสิบhòk-sìpหกสิบhòk-sìpsixty; 60ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventแซยิดsɛɛ-yítแซยิดsɛɛ-yíttraditional Chinese sixtieth-birthday celebrationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)
Grandpa turns sixty this year, so we are holding a traditional Chinese sixtieth-birthday celebration for him.
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ในnaiงานngaanแซยิดsɛɛ-yítฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngอายุaa-yúครบkrópหกสิบhòk-sìpปีbpiiของkɔ̌ɔngอาม่าaa-mâaลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganและlɛ́อวยพรuuai-pɔɔnให้hâiท่านtânสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
At Grandma's traditional Chinese sixtieth-birthday celebration, her children and grandchildren gathered and wished her good health.
แม้máeอาม่าaa-mâaจะjàไม่mâiอยากyàakจัดjàtงานใหญ่ngaan yàiในnaiวันเกิดwan gèrtครบkrópเจ็ดสิบjèt sìpสองsŏngปีbpeeลูกหลานlôok lăanก็gâwยังyangขอkŏrจัดงานjàt ngaanแซยิดsae-yítเล็กlékๆ-เพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yoo
Although Grandma did not want a large party for her seventy-second birthday, her children and grandchildren still asked to hold a small traditional milestone-birthday celebration to express their gratitude.
งานngaanแซยิดsɛɛ-yítเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอายุaa-yúครบkrópหกสิบhòk-sìpปีbpiiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamจีนjiinเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenการฉลองgaan-chà-lɔ̌ɔngอายุaa-yúครบkrópห้าhâaรอบrɔ̂ɔpนักษัตรnák-sàtโดยdooiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láรอบrɔ̂ɔpมีmiiสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngปีbpii
The traditional sixtieth-birthday celebration is significant in Chinese custom because it marks the completion of five zodiac cycles, each lasting twelve years.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
sɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |