延吉

Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)
trad. (延吉)		延	吉
simp. ^#(延吉)		延	吉

Etymology

From earlier 煙集崗／烟集岗 (Yānjígǎng), further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yánjí

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ gat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yánjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yánjí
  - Wade–Giles: Yen²-chi²
  - Yale: Yán-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanjyi
  - Palladius: Яньцзи (Janʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ gat¹
  - Yale: yìhn gāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ gat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ged¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ kɐt̚⁵/

Proper noun

延吉

(～市) Yanji (a county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (延吉):

→ Korean: 연길(延吉) (Yeon'gil)

→ Korean: 옌지 (Yenji)

Korean

Hanja in this term
延	吉

Proper noun

延吉 • (Yeon'gil) (hangeul 연길)

hanja form^? of 연길 (“Yanji (a county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China)”)