流連

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move	even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively
trad. (流連)		流	連
simp. (流连)		流	连
alternative forms		留連／留连 流漣／流涟 “to shed tears”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ lin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-lièn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liû-liân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióulián
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-lien²
    • Yale: lyóu-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioulian
    • Palladius: люлянь (ljuljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 榴槤／榴梿 榴蓮／榴莲 榴連／榴连 流連／流连

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ lin⁴
    • Yale: làuh lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 榴槤／榴梿 流連／流连

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-lièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: liuˇ lienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liu² lian²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ li̯en¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-liân
    • Tâi-lô: liû-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liulieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ liɛn²³/

Verb

流連

1. to be reluctant to leave; to linger
2. (literary) to enjoy oneself and forget to go home
3. (literary) to be forced to migrate and be separated from each other
4. (literary) to repeat
5. (literary) to shed tears

Synonyms

• (to be reluctant to leave): 留戀／留恋 (liúliàn), 依戀／依恋 (yīliàn)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 流連 – see 榴槤 (“durian”). (This term is a variant form of 榴槤).