沉吟

See also: 沈吟

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	moan; to hum
trad. (沉吟)		沉	吟
simp. #(沉吟)		沉	吟
alternative forms		沈吟
anagram		吟沉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chényín

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jam⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tîm-gîm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chényín
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chényín
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-yin²
    • Yale: chén-yín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernyn
    • Palladius: чэньинь (čɛnʹinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ jam⁴
    • Yale: chàhm yàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ yem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-gîm
    • Tâi-lô: tîm-gîm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dimgiim
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/

Verb

沉吟

1. to mutter to oneself
2. to meditate; to ponder (in silence)
3. to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind