延年

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Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	year
trad. (延年)		延	年
simp. ^#(延年)		延	年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánnián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ nin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-ngièn / yàn-ngiàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánnián
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-nien²
  - Yale: yán-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannian
  - Palladius: яньнянь (janʹnjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: yìhn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/

Verb

延年

(literary) to prolong life
(literary) to pray for a good harvest

Noun

延年

(literary) chrysanthemum flower

Synonyms

九花 (jiǔhuā)
九花兒／九花儿 (jiǔhuār) (Beijing Mandarin)
壽客／寿客 (shòukè) (literary)
女華／女华 (nǚhuá) (literary)
家菊 (jiājú) (literary)
日精 (rìjīng) (literary)
秋菊 (qiūjú) (literary)
菊 (jú) (literary, or in compounds)
菊花 (júhuā)
金英 (jīnyīng) (literary)
陶菊 (táojú) (literary)
隱逸花／隐逸花 (yǐnyìhuā) (literary)
黃華／黄华 (huánghuá) (literary)

Derived terms

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