還願

See also: 还愿

Chinese

		pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (還願)		還	願
simp. (还愿)		还	愿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huányuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): huan² yuan⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): waan⁴ jyun⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): van³ ngun⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): uan⁴ nyyon⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vàn-ngien / vàn-ngian
Jin (Wiktionary): huan¹ ye³
Northern Min (KCR): hîng-ngṳīng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoân-goān / hêng-goān
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-gnioe
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fan² yenn⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huányuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huányuàn
  - Wade–Giles: huan²-yüan⁴
  - Yale: hwán-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanyuann
  - Palladius: хуаньюань (xuanʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: huan² yuan⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuanwan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuan²¹ yan²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ jyun⁶
  - Yale: wàahn yuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ jyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ yun⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ jyːn²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: van³ ngun⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /van²² ᵑɡun³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: uan⁴ nyyon⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uan³⁵ n̠ʲyɵn¹¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vàn-ngien
  - Hakka Romanization System: van^ˇ ngien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van² ngian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /van¹¹ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vàn-ngian
  - Hakka Romanization System: van^ˇ ngian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van² ngian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /van¹¹ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: huan¹ ye³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuæ̃¹¹ ye⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hîng-ngṳīng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xiŋ³³ ŋyiŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-goān
  - Tâi-lô: huân-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoan'goan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan²³⁻³³ ɡuan³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan¹³⁻²² ɡuan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan²⁴⁻²² ɡuan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-goān
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: henggoan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡuan³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-gnioe
  - MiniDict: we^去 nyoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-nyyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² n̠ʲyø⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fan² yenn⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸan¹³ y̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

Verb

還願

to redeem a vow to a deity (to express gratitude)
(figuratively) to fulfill a promise; to redeem a vow

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 還願 (“to redeem a vow to a deity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		還願
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	還願
	Taiwan	還願
	Chengde	還願
	Chifeng	還願
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	還願
	Heihe	還願
	Qiqihar	還願
	Harbin	還願
	Jiamusi	還願
	Baicheng	還願
	Changchun	還願
	Tonghua	還願
	Shenyang	還願
	Jinzhou	還願
	Singapore	還願
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	還願
	Tangshan	還願
	Cangzhou	還願
	Baoding	還願
	Shijiazhuang	還願
	Lijin	還願
	Jinan	還願
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	還願
	Dandong	還願
	Yantai	還願
	Yantai (Muping)	還願
	Qingdao	還願
	Zhucheng	還願
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	還願
	Lingbao	還願
	Jining	還願
	Wanrong	還願
	Linfen	還願
	Shangqiu	還願
	Yuanyang	還願
	Zhengzhou	還願
	Baihe	還願
	Xi'an	還願
	Baoji	還願
	Tianshui	還願
	Xining	還願
	Xuzhou	還願
	Fuyang	還願
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	還願
	Lanzhou	還願, 還願心
	Dunhuang	還願
	Hami	還願
	Ürümqi	還願
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	還願
	Nanchong	還願
	Dazhou	還願
	Hanyuan	還願
	Xichang	還願
	Zigong	還願
	Chongqing	還願
	Wuhan	還願
	Yichang	還願
	Xiangyang	還願
	Tianmen	還願
	Guiyang	還願
	Zunyi	還願
	Bijie	還願
	Liping	還願
	Zhaotong	還願
	Dali	還願
	Kunming	還願, 還願心
	Mengzi	還願
	Guilin	還願
	Liuzhou	還願
	Jishou	還願
	Changde	還願
	Hanzhong	還願
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	還願
	Yangzhou	還願, 還福
	Lianyungang	還願
	Nantong	還願
	Anqing	還願
	Wuhu	還願
	Hefei	還願
	Hong'an	還願
Cantonese	Guangzhou	還神, 酬神
	Hong Kong	還神
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	酬神
	Macau	還神
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	還神
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	還神
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	還神
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	酬神
	Foshan	還神
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	還神
	Foshan (Shunde)	還神
	Foshan (Sanshui)	還神
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	還神
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	還神
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	還神
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	還神
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	還神
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	還神
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	還神
	Taishan	還神
	Kaiping (Chikan)	還神
	Enping (Niujiang)	還神
	Heshan (Yayao)	還神
	Dongguan	還神, 酬神, 還願
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	還神
Gan	Nanchang	還願
	Lichuan	還願
	Pingxiang	還願
Hakka	Meixian	還福
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	還神
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	還神
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	轉火
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	還神, 酬神
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	許口
	Yudu	還願
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	還願, 還福
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	還願, 還福
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	還願, 還福
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	還願, 還福
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	還願, 還福
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	還願
Huizhou	Jixi	還願
Huizhou	Shexian	還願
Jin	Taiyuan	還願
	Yangyuan	還願
	Datong	還願
	Xinzhou	還願
	Lüliang (Lishi)	還願
	Changzhi	還願
	Linhe	還願
	Jining	還願
	Hohhot	還願
	Erenhot	還願
	Pingshan	還願
	Zhangjiakou	還願
	Handan	還願
	Linzhou	還願
	Suide	還口願
Northern Min	Jian'ou	還願
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	謝願
Southern Min	Xiamen	謝願, 還願, 答願
	Quanzhou	謝願, 還願
	Zhangzhou	謝願, 還願
	Tainan	謝願
	Leizhou	還福
	Haikou	還神
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	還神
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	還願
Wu	Shanghai	還願
	Shanghai (Chongming)	還願
	Suzhou	還願
	Danyang	還願
	Hangzhou	還願
	Ningbo	還願心
	Wenzhou	還願
	Jinhua	還願
Xiang	Changsha	還願
Xiang	Loudi	還願, 還願信

Antonyms

許願／许愿 (xǔyuàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
還	願
かん Grade: S	がん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんがん [kàńgáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

還(かん)願(がん) • (kangan) ^{←くわんぐわん (kwangwan)^?}

synonym of 願解き (ganhodoki, “paying a thanksgiving visit to a shrine after one's prayer has been fulfilled”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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