纏綿

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Chinese

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to bother; wind around; wrap round
to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy; tangle
 
cotton; incessant; soft
cotton; incessant; soft; downy
 
trad. (纏綿) 綿
simp. (缠绵)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 綿
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (11) (4)
Final () (79) (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter drjen mjien
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiᴇn/ /miᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚiɛn/ /miɛn/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiæn/ /mjæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖian/ /mian/
Li
Rong
/ȡjɛn/ /miɛn/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭɛn/ /mĭɛn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯ɛn/ /mi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chán mián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cin4 min4

Adjective

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纏綿

  1. entangled in; caught up (in relationships)
  2. (of disease) lingering
  3. (of tune) melodious and moving

Derived terms

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