斂衽
Chinese
| arrange; control oneself; gather | overlapping part of Chinese gown | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (斂衽) | 斂 | 衽 | |
| simp. (敛衽) | 敛 | 衽 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnrèn
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnrèn
- Wade–Giles: lien3-jên4
- Yale: lyǎn-rèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanrenn
- Palladius: ляньжэнь (ljanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liànrèn
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liànrèn
- Wade–Giles: lien4-jên4
- Yale: lyàn-rèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannrenn
- Palladius: ляньжэнь (ljanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lim5 jam6
- Yale: líhm yahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: lim5 jam6
- Guangdong Romanization: lim5 yem6
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːm¹³ jɐm²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
斂衽
- (literary) to straighten one's lapel; to show respect
- 張因正坐斂衽，王孰視良久，不對。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
- Zhāng yīn zhèngzuò liǎnrèn, wáng shú shì liángjiǔ, bù duì. [Pinyin]
- As Zhang (Xuan) was sitting upright and showing respect, Wang (Jianwu) looked at him for a long time, and did not respond.
张因正坐敛衽，王孰视良久，不对。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]