連環

See also: 连环

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (連環)		連	環
simp. (连环)		连	环

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liánhuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ waan⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liân-khoân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liang⁵ huang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liánhuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liánhuán
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-huan²
    • Yale: lyán-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianhwan
    • Palladius: ляньхуань (ljanʹxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁴ waan⁴
    • Yale: lìhn wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ waːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-khoân
    • Tâi-lô: liân-khuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lienqoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ kʰuan²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liang⁵ huang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâng huâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ljen hwaen

Rime
Character	連	環
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	刪 (70)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	力延切	戸關切
Baxter	ljen	hwaen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇn/	/ɦˠuan/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛn/	/ɦʷᵚan/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæn/	/ɣuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lian/	/ɦwaɨn/
Li Rong	/liɛn/	/ɣuan/
Wang Li	/lĭɛn/	/ɣwan/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ɛn/	/ɣwan/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lián	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lin4	waan4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]a[n]  C.ɢʷˤ<r>en/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ren  ɡʷraːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	連	環
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lián	huán
Middle Chinese	‹ ljen ›	‹ hwæn ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]a[n]/	/*C.ɢʷˁ<r>en/
English	connect in a row	ring (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	連	環
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	7992	16231
Phonetic component	連	睘
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	連	還
Old Chinese	/*ren/	/*ɡʷraːn/

Noun

連環

1. chain of connecting rings (often made of jade)

   九連環／九连环  ―  jiǔliánhuán  ―  a Chinese folk toy/puzzle usually consisting of nine linked metal rings on a metal bar

   • 今日適越而昔來，連環可解也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     今日适越而昔来，连环可解也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Jīnrì shì Yuè ér xī lái, liánhuán kě jiě yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Adjective

連環

1. (attibutive, figurative) interlinked

   連環爆炸／连环爆炸  ―  liánhuán bàozhà  ―  serial explosions