嬋媛

嬋媛

Chinese

		beautiful; graceful	a beauty
trad. (嬋媛)		嬋	媛
simp. (婵媛)		婵	媛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chányuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ wun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chányuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnyuan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chányuán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sim⁴ wun⁴
    • Yale: sìhm wùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ wun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ wun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ wuːn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑiᴇn  ɦʉɐn/

Rime
Character	嬋	媛
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	市連切	雨元切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇn/	/ɦʉɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛn/	/ɦʷiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjæn/	/ɣiuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑian/	/ɦuan/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛn/	/ɣiuɐn/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛn/	/ɣĭwɐn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛn/	/i̯wɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chán	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin4	jyun4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*djan  ɢʷan/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬋	媛
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	2032	16178
Phonetic component	單	爰
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	鋋	袁
Old Chinese	/*djan/	/*ɢʷan/

Adjective

嬋媛

1. (literary, of emotions) lingering
2. (literary, of posture) fair; graceful; elegant

   Synonym: 嬋娟／婵娟 (chánjuān)

3. (literary) intertwined