見長

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (見長)		見	長
simp. (见长)		见	长

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàncháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ coeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-tiông / kiàn-tiâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàncháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàncháng
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chʻang²
    • Yale: jyàn-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianncharng
    • Palladius: цзяньчан (czjanʹčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ coeng⁴
    • Yale: gin chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-tiông
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-tiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kierndioong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-tiâng
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-tiâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kierndiaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tiaŋ¹³/

Verb

見長

1. to be good at; to excel at; to be one's forte

Synonyms

• 善於／善于 (shànyú)
• 善用 (shànyòng) (to be good at using something or somebody)
• 善能 (shànnéng) (literary)
• 工於／工于 (gōngyú) (literary)
• 撚手 (nan² sau²) (Cantonese)
• 擅長／擅长 (shàncháng)
• 湛深 (zhànshēn) (literary)
• 熟行 (Hokkien)
• 精於／精于 (jīngyú)
• 精通 (jīngtōng)
• 長於／长于 (chángyú) (formal)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chang³
    • Yale: jyàn-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjaang
    • Palladius: цзяньчжан (czjanʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ zoeng²
    • Yale: gin jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Verb

見長

1. to grow
2. to improve