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粵語辭叢

拜年

baai3 nin4included in 5 dictionaries
baai1 nen4included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
baai3 nin4

#農曆新年 期間去長輩或者朋友屋企探人,講一啲意頭好嘅説話去互相恭賀,一齊慶祝新年 (to visit relatives' or friends' homes in Lunar New Year, and to say auspicious greetings to each other and to celebrate the new year together)

動詞

Examples

我年初一去咗爺爺度拜年。

ngo5 nin4 co1 jat1 heoi3 zo2 je4 je2 dou6 baai3 nin4.

On the first day of Lunar New Year, I paid a visit to Grandpa.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
baai3 nin4Original phonetic: /paːi̯³³ niːn²¹/

to exchange (Chinese) New Year's greetings; to pay someone a courtesy call on Chinese New Year's Day or shortly thereafter, usually with a present

Examples

阿姨,我們來給您拜年了!

Auntie, we've come to wish you a Happy New Year!

新年初一日,叫他到墳上燒紙錢去,又說道:「你到墳上去,向老爹說:我年紀老了,這天氣冷,我不能親自來替親家拜年。」

粵語辭源: 178_10CantonWord
Jyutping:
baai3 nin4Original phonetic: bai3 nin4

農曆正月初一早飯後,小輩向自家長輩叩賀。次日纔去別人家祝賀。(白宛如:1998:89)

References:
  • 元日昧爽謁家祠,姻族鄰里相賀
廣州方言詞典: 2095CantonWord
Jyutping:
baai3 nin4

農曆正月初一早飯後,小輩向自家長輩叩賀。次日才去别人家祝賀

現代粵語詞典: 426CantonWord
Jyutping:
baai3 nin4Original phonetic: baai5 nin2

祝贺新年。