延延

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延)		延	延
simp. ^#(延延)		延	延

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yányán
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yányán
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-yen²
  - Yale: yán-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanyan
  - Palladius: яньянь (janʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: yìhn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

延延

(literary) age-old; long-standing; long-term; for a long time
(literary) many; numerous; multitudinous
(literary) profound; far-reaching

Synonyms

(age-old):

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Synonyms of 延延

悠久 (yōujiǔ)
永久 (yǒngjiǔ)
迢迢 (tiáotiáo) (literary)
久遠／久远 (jiǔyuǎn)
久長／久长 (jiǔcháng) (literary or Hakka, Min)
延長／延长 (yáncháng) (literary)
恆久／恒久 (héngjiǔ)

悠長／悠长 (yōucháng)
曠世／旷世 (kuàngshì) (literary)
永恆／永恒 (yǒnghéng)
漫長／漫长 (màncháng)
終古／终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
長久／长久 (chángjiǔ)
長遠／长远 (chángyuǎn)

(many):

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Synonyms of 延延

一系列 (yīxìliè)
不少 (bùshǎo)
不老少 (bùlǎoshǎo) (colloquial)
儦儦 (biāobiāo) (literary)
千千 (qiānqiān) (literary)
千百 (qiānbǎi) (literary)
好些 (hǎoxiē)
好多 (hǎoduō)
孔多 (kǒngduō) (literary)
很多 (hěnduō)
浩瀚 (hàohàn)
浩繁 (hàofán)

百 (bǎi)
繁多 (fánduō)
萌生 (méngshēng) (literary)
幾多 (Cantonese)
廣／广 (guǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
廣大／广大 (guǎngdà) (of people)
眾多／众多 (zhòngduō)
許多／许多 (xǔduō)
諸多／诸多 (zhūduō)
颮颮／飑飑 (pòpò) (literary)
𣍐少／𫧃少 (Min Nan)

(profound):

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孔 (kǒng) (literary)
幽幽 (yōuyōu)
深入 (shēnrù)
深刻 (shēnkè)
深厚 (shēnhòu)

深層／深层 (shēncéng)
深篤／深笃 (shēndǔ)
深遠／深远 (shēnyuǎn)
篤深／笃深 (dǔshēn)

Verb

延延

(literary) to continue; to go on; to last
(literary) to be continuous (especially of mountain ranges); to be stretching long and unbroken

Synonyms

(to continue):

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Synonyms of 延延

不休 (bùxiū)
不停 (bùtíng)
不已 (bùyǐ)
不迭 (bùdié)
接 (jiē)
秉承 (bǐngchéng)

不斷／不断 (bùduàn)
延續／延续 (yánxù)
持續／持续 (chíxù)
接續／接续 (jiēxù)
繼承／继承 (jìchéng)
繼續／继续 (jìxù)

(to be continuous):

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綿亙／绵亘 (miángèn)
綿延／绵延 (miányán)

連綿／连绵 (liánmián)

(to delay):

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Synonyms of 延延

延宕 (yándàng) (literary)
延延 (Min Nan)
延期 (yánqī)
拖 (tuō)
拖宕 (tuōdàng)
拖延 (tuōyán)
拖拉 (tuōlā)
拖磨 (tuōmó) (literary)
拖逗 (tuōdòu) (literary)
挨延 (Min Nan)
挨稽 (Min Nan)
捱延 (Min Nan)
捱稽 (Min Nan)
推宕 (tuīdàng) (literary)
推延 (tuīyán)
稽延 (jīyán) (literary)
耗 (hào) (regional)

耽延 (dānyán)
展緩／展缓 (zhǎnhuǎn)
延後／延后 (yánhòu)
延緩／延缓 (yánhuǎn)
延誤／延误 (yánwù)
延遲／延迟 (yánchí)
挨臺／挨台 (Sichuan)
推遲／推迟 (tuīchí)
暫緩／暂缓 (zànhuǎn)
緩／缓 (huǎn)
耽擱／耽搁 (dānge)
耽誤／耽误 (dānwu)
貽誤／贻误 (yíwù)
遲延／迟延 (chíyán)
遲滯／迟滞 (chízhì)
遷延／迁延 (qiānyán) (literary)
順延／顺延 (shùnyán)

Antonyms

(to delay):

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提前 (tíqián)
提早 (tízǎo)

進前 (Min Nan)

Etymology 2

	to prolong; to extend; to delay	to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延)	延	延
simp. ^#(延延)	延	延
alternative forms	延遷／延迁延踐／延践延淺／延浅延諓／延𬣡延錢／延钱延遷／延迁延踐／延践延淺／延浅延諓／延𬣡延錢／延钱延餞／延饯延揃延𠌲

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): iân-chhiân

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-chhiân
  - Tâi-lô: iân-tshiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ienchieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiɛn²³/

Verb

延延

(Hokkien) to delay (a matter); to waste time

References

“Entry #3920”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延	延
えん Grade: 6	えん Grade: 6
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 延延 – see the following entry.

【延々えんえん】

[adjective] lasting for a very long time

[adverb] on and on

(This term, 延延, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)