永遠

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Japanese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Literally: 永 long (time) + 遠 far

Pronunciation [edit]

Readings [edit]

Noun [edit]

永遠 (hiragana えいえん, romaji eien)

  1. eternity

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 永远
trad. 永遠

Etymology [edit]

永 (forever) + 遠 (distant)

Pronunciation [edit]

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  • IPA: [ yʊŋ˧˥yɛn˨˩˦ ]

Adverb [edit]

永遠 (traditional, Pinyin yǒngyuǎn, simplified 永远)

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) forever; always

References [edit]

  • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
  • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

Min Nan [edit]

simpl. 永远
trad. 永遠

Etymology [edit]

永 (forever) + 遠 (distant)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ iŋ˥˥uan˥˧ ]

Adverb [edit]

永遠 (traditional, POJ éng-óan, simplified 永远)

  1. forever
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