芊眠

Chinese

		green; luxuriant growth	sleep
trad. (芊眠)		芊	眠
simp. #(芊眠)		芊	眠
alternative forms		芊綿／芊绵 “lush; continuous”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānmián

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ min⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānmián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianmián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-mien²
    • Yale: chyān-myán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianmian
    • Palladius: цяньмянь (cjanʹmjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin¹ min⁴
    • Yale: chīn mìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ min⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ min⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ miːn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshen men

Rime
Character	芊	眠
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	蒼先切	莫賢切
Baxter	tshen	men
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰen/	/men/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰen/	/men/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɛn/	/mɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɛn/	/mɛn/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰen/	/men/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰien/	/mien/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰien/	/mien/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiān	mián
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin1	min4

Adjective

芊眠

1. (literary, ideophonic) magnificent; brilliant; ornate
2. (literary, ideophonic) lush; dense; overgrowing
3. (literary, ideophonic) continuous; incessant