綿延
See also: 绵延
Chinese
cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy |
to prolong; to extend; to delay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (綿延) | 綿 | 延 | |
| simp. (绵延) | 绵 | 延 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: miányán
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miányán
- Wade–Giles: mien2-yen2
- Yale: myán-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianyan
- Palladius: мяньянь (mjanʹjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: min4 jin4
- Yale: mìhn yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: min4 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: min4 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːn²¹ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biân-iân
- Tâi-lô: biân-iân
- Phofsit Daibuun: bien'ieen
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /biɛn²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛn²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /biɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-iân
- Tâi-lô: mî-iân
- Phofsit Daibuun: mi'ieen
- IPA (Taipei): /mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
綿延
- to be continuous (especially of mountain ranges); to be stretching long and unbroken