沉吟

See also: 沈吟

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	moan; to hum
trad. (沉吟)		沉	吟
simp. ^#(沉吟)		沉	吟
alternative forms		沈吟
anagram		吟沉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chényín

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jam⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tîm-gîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chényín
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chényín
  - Wade–Giles: chʻên²-yin²
  - Yale: chén-yín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernyn
  - Palladius: чэньинь (čɛnʹinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ jam⁴
  - Yale: chàhm yàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ yem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-gîm
  - Tâi-lô: tîm-gîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dimgiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/

Verb

沉吟

to mutter to oneself
to meditate; to ponder (in silence)
to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind