延年

延年

Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	year
simp. and trad. (延年)		延	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ nin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-ngièn / yàn-ngiàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yánnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannian
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: yìhn nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ nin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
    • IPA: /i̯en¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
    • IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/

Verb

延年

1. (literary) to prolong life

Derived terms

卻病延年／却病延年 延年益壽／延年益寿 (yánniányìshòu) 松鶴延年／松鹤延年

益壽延年／益寿延年 (yìshòuyánnián) 祝壽延年／祝寿延年 美意延年