宛延

Chinese

		similar; winding	to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (宛延)		宛	延
simp. #(宛延)		宛	延

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎnyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎnyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎnyán
    • Wade–Giles: wan³-yen²
    • Yale: wǎn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woanyan
    • Palladius: ваньянь (vanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

Verb

宛延

1. to wriggle
2. to wind; to zigzag; to meander

Synonyms

• (to wriggle): 蜿蜒 (wānyán)
• (to wind): 蜿蜒 (wānyán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宛	延
えん Grade: S	えん Grade: 6
kan’on	on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 宛延 – see the following entry.

【蜿蜒えんえん】 [adjective] meandering, winding Alternative spelling 婉延

(This term, 宛延, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)