巋然

Chinese

		high and mighty (of mountain); hilly	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (巋然)		巋	然
simp. (岿然)		岿	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-liân / khui-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueirán
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-jan²
    • Yale: kwēi-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueiran
    • Palladius: куйжань (kujžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: kwāi yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-liân
    • Tâi-lô: khui-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quilieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: khui-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quijieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 巋然

1. (literary) towering; lofty