連貫

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	pierce; to string
trad. (連貫)		連	貫
simp. (连贯)		连	贯
alternative forms		聯貫／联贯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liánguàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ gun³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liân-koàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liánguàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liánguàn
  - Wade–Giles: lien²-kuan⁴
  - Yale: lyán-gwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianguann
  - Palladius: ляньгуань (ljanʹguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    聯貫 / 联贯
    連貫 / 连贯
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ gun³
  - Yale: lìhn gun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ gun³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ gun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ kuːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-koàn
  - Tâi-lô: liân-kuàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lienkoaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ kuan²¹/

Verb

連貫

to link up; to piece together; to hang together
to be coherent; to be continuous

Synonyms

(link up): 連接／连接 (liánjiē), 銜接／衔接 (xiánjiē)

Derived terms

連貫性 / 连贯性 (liánguànxìng)