笑納

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
trad. (笑納)		笑	納
simp. (笑纳)		笑	纳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàonà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ naap⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siàu-la̍p / chhiàu-la̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàonà
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàonà
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-na⁴
    • Yale: syàu-nà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawnah
    • Palladius: сяона (sjaona)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: siu³ naap⁶
    • Yale: siu naahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ naap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ nab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ naːp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-la̍p
    • Tâi-lô: siàu-la̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaolap
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiàu-la̍p
    • Tâi-lô: tshiàu-la̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiaolap
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ lap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ lap̚⁴/

Verb

笑納

1. (polite) to kindly accept (this small gift of mine)

   這是我的一點心意，請笑納。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我的一点心意，请笑纳。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng xiàonà. [Pinyin]

   Please kindly accept this gift as a small token of appreciation.

Synonyms

• 哂納／哂纳 (shěnnà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑	納
しょう Grade: 4	のう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːno̞ː]

Noun

笑(しょう)納(のう) • (shōnō) ^{←セウナフ (seunafu)?}

1. (polite, humble) accepting (a humble gift)

   Synonym: 笑留 (shōryū)

   つまらないものですが、御笑納(ごしょうのう)ください。

   Tsumaranai mono desu ga, go-shōnō kudasai.

   It’s an insignificant thing, but please do me the favor of accepting it.

Usage notes

Used as a politeness formula when giving a gift.

See also

• 笑覧(しょうらん) (shōran, “looking at, reading (one’s humble works)”)