綿綿

See also: 绵绵

Chinese

		cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy	cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy
trad. (綿綿)		綿	綿
simp. (绵绵)		绵	绵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miánmián

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁴ min⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mî-mî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miánmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miánmián
  - Wade–Giles: mien²-mien²
  - Yale: myán-myán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianmian
  - Palladius: мяньмянь (mjanʹmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁴ min⁴
  - Yale: mìhn mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁴ min⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁴ min⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²¹ miːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-mî
  - Tâi-lô: mî-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mimii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ¹³⁻²² mĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ²³⁻³³ mĩ²³/

Adjective

綿綿

continuous

Derived terms

情話綿綿 / 情话绵绵
綿綿不絕 / 绵绵不绝 (miánmiánbùjué)
綿綿瓜瓞 / 绵绵瓜瓞
綿綿絮語 / 绵绵絮语
軟綿綿 / 软绵绵 (ruǎnmiánmián)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (綿綿):

→ Japanese: 綿綿(めんめん) (menmen)
→ Korean: 면면(綿綿) (myeonmyeon)