中年

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	year
simp. and trad. (中年)		中	年
anagram		年中

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ nin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-ngièn / chûng-ngiàn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-liân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ ni⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongnián
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-nien²
    • Yale: jūng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongnian
    • Palladius: чжуннянь (čžunnjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 中年 終年／终年

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung¹ nin⁴
    • Yale: jūng nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 中年 終年／终年

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung´ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung´ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-liân
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dionglieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dong¹ ni⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong nî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

Adjective

中年

1. (attributive) middle-aged

   中年男子  ―  zhōngnián nánzǐ  ―  middle-aged male

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 半老老, 半老少

Noun

中年

1. middle age

Derived terms

• 中年時期／中年时期
• 中青年 (zhōngqīngnián)
• 人到中年萬事休／人到中年万事休

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	年
ちゅう Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1
on’yomi	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうねん [chùúnéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

中(ちゅう)年(ねん) • (chūnen) 

1. middle age

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	年

Noun

中年 • (jungnyeon) (hangeul 중년)

1. Hanja form^? of 중년 (“middle age”).