炊煙

Chinese

FWOTD – 3 February 2023

		dress food; to steam; to cook food	cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (炊煙)		炊	煙
simp. (炊烟)		炊	烟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuīyān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ jin¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tshoe-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīyān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chueiyan
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-yen¹
  - Yale: chwēi-yān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiian
  - Palladius: чуйянь (čujjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ jin¹
  - Yale: chēui yīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ jin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ yin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːn⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tshoe-i
  - MiniDict: tshoe^平 i
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tshoe-i
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰø⁵⁵ i²¹/

Noun

炊煙

smoke from cooking; smoke from kitchen chimneys; kitchen smoke
- 2010, “老街 [lǎojiē]”, 李榮浩 (lyrics), performed by 李榮浩:
  
  窄窄的長長的過道兩邊　老房子依然升起了炊煙 [MSC, trad.]
  窄窄的长长的过道两边　老房子依然升起了炊烟 [MSC, simp.]
  zhǎizhǎi de chángcháng de guòdào liǎngbiān, lǎofángzi yīrán shēngqǐ le chuīyān [Pinyin]
  On both sides of the long and narrow alleys,
  Smoke rises from the chimneys of the old houses.

Synonyms

(Hakka) 火煙／火烟
(Hokkien) 火薰

Derived terms

炊煙裊裊 / 炊烟袅袅
裊裊炊煙 / 袅袅炊烟