延延

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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to prolong; to extend; to delay to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延)
simp. #(延延)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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延延

  1. (literary) age-old; long-standing; long-term; for a long time
  2. (literary) many; numerous; multitudinous
  3. (literary) profound; far-reaching
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Verb

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延延

  1. (literary) to continue; to go on; to last
  2. (literary) to be continuous (especially of mountain ranges); to be stretching long and unbroken
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  • (to delay):
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Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of to delay):
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Etymology 2

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to prolong; to extend; to delay to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延)
simp. #(延延)
alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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延延

  1. (Hokkien) to delay (a matter); to waste time

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
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Grade: 6
えん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 延延 – see the following entry.
延々えんえん
[adjective] lasting for a very long time
[adverb] on and on
(This term, 延延, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)