眩暈

See also: 眩晕

Chinese

		dizzy; dazzled	dizzy; ring around moon or sun; confused dizzy; ring around moon or sun; confused; giddy; faint; swoon; lose consciousness; pass out
trad. (眩暈)		眩	暈
simp. (眩晕)		眩	晕
anagram		暈眩／晕眩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuànyùn, xuànyūn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄣˋ, ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁶ wan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-ūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuànyùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuànyùn
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan⁴-yün⁴
  - Yale: sywàn-yùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuannyunn
  - Palladius: сюаньюнь (sjuanʹjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuànyūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuànyun
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan⁴-yün¹
  - Yale: sywàn-yūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanniun
  - Palladius: сюаньюнь (sjuanʹjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ yn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁶ wan⁴
  - Yale: yuhn wàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁶ wan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁶ wen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²² wɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-ūn
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-ūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hien'un
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² un²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² un⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² un²²/

Verb

眩暈

(medicine) to feel head spinning; to have vertigo

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
眩	暈
めまい
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 眩暈 – see the following entry.

【めまい】

[noun] dizziness

[verb] to feel dizzy

Alternative spellings
目まい, 目眩

(This term, 眩暈, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)

Proper noun

眩暈(めまい) • (Memai)

Japanese title of "Auto-da-Fé": a 1935 novel by Elias Canetti (German writer).
A 1985 novel by Jun Kasahara (笠原淳, Japanese writer).
A 1992 novel by Soji Shimada (島田荘司, Japanese writer).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
眩	暈
げん Hyōgai	うん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
眩	暈
けん Hyōgai	うん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɰ̃ ɯ̟̃ɴ]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ɰ̃ ɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

眩(げん)暈(うん) or 眩(けん)暈(うん) • (gen un or ken un)

dizziness, giddiness
Synonyms: 浮動性めまい (hudōsei memai, “dizziness”), めまい (memai, “dizziness”), 瞑眩 (menken, “dizziness”), 空間識失調 (kūkan shiki shicchō, “spatial disorientation”)
vertigo
Synonym: 回転性めまい (kaitensei memai, “vertigo”)
faintness, dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
Synonyms: 立ちくらみ (tachikurami), 起立性失神 (kiritsusei shisshin, “orthostatic syncope”)

References

眩暈(メマイ)とは？意味や使い方 - コトバンク (in Japanese)