慢
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Translingual
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Han character
慢 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 心日田水 (PAWE), four-corner 96047, composition ⿰忄曼)
References
- KangXi: page 399, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11110
- Dae Jaweon: page 738, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2346, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6162
Chinese
| trad. | 慢 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 慢 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 𭜌 | |
| alternative forms | 僈 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (曼) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 獌 | *mroːn, *moːns, *mons |
| 鬘 | *mroːn |
| 謾 | *mroːn, *mroːns, *mon, *moːn, *moːns |
| 慢 | *mroːns |
| 嫚 | *mroːns |
| 縵 | *mroːns, *moːns |
| 曼 | *moːn, *mons |
| 饅 | *moːn |
| 蔓 | *moːn, *mons |
| 鰻 | *moːn, *mons |
| 墁 | *moːn, *moːns |
| 鏝 | *moːn, *moːns |
| 槾 | *moːn |
| 漫 | *moːns |
| 幔 | *moːns |
| 蟃 | *mons |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mroːns) : semantic 忄 (“heart”) + phonetic 曼 (OC *moːn, *mons) – a character trait or behavior (of the heart), sluggish. Note that 曼 also means “long, extended”, so connotations of “take a long time, leisurely, sluggish”.
Pronunciation
Definitions
慢
- slow; sluggish
- 你能開慢一點嗎？／你能开慢一点吗？ ― Nǐ néng kāi màn yīdiǎn ma? ― Can you drive slower?
- 這錶慢了三分鐘。／这表慢了三分钟。 ― Zhè biǎo màn le sān fēnzhōng. ― This watch is three minutes slow.
- rude; proud; disrespectful
- 怠慢 ― dàimàn ― to snub
- 輕慢／轻慢 ― qīngmàn ― arrogant
- (literary) slack; sluggish; remiss; idle
- 若無興德之言，則責攸之、禕、允等之慢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 227 CE. 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), 出師表
- Ruò wú xìngdé zhī yán, zé zé Yōuzhī, Yī, Yǔn děng zhī màn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
若无兴德之言，则责攸之、祎、允等之慢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Teochew) late
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 慢 (“slow”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 慢, 緩慢 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 慢 |
| Taiwan | 慢 | |
| Jinan | 慢 | |
| Xi'an | 慢 | |
| Wuhan | 慢 | |
| Chengdu | 慢 | |
| Yangzhou | 慢 | |
| Hefei | 慢 | |
| Malaysia | 慢 | |
| Singapore | 慢 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 慢, 嚤 |
| Hong Kong | 慢, 嚤 | |
| Yangjiang | 慢 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 慢 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 慢 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 慢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 慢 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 慢 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 慢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 慢 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 慢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 慢 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 慢 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 慢 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 慢 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 慢 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 慢 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 慢 |
| Quanzhou | 慢 | |
| Zhangzhou | 慢 | |
| Taipei | 慢 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 慢 | |
| Kaohsiung | 慢 | |
| Yilan | 慢 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 慢 | |
| Taichung | 慢 | |
| Tainan | 慢 | |
| Hsinchu | 慢 | |
| Kinmen | 慢 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 慢 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 慢 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 慢 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 慢 | |
| Chaozhou | 慢 | |
| Shantou | 慢 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 慢 | |
| Wenchang | 慢 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 慢 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 慢 |
| Ningbo | 慢, 緩 | |
| Wenzhou | 慢 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 慢 |
| Shuangfeng | 慢 | |
- (slow): 緩／缓 (huǎn)
Dialectal synonyms of 晚 (“late (in time)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 遲, 晚 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 晚 |
| Taiwan | 晚, 遲 | |
| Harbin | 晚 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 晚 | |
| Jinan | 晚 | |
| Luoyang | 晚 | |
| Xi'an | 晚, 遲 | |
| Wuhan | 晏, 遲 | |
| Chengdu | 晏, 晚 | |
| Guiyang | 晏 | |
| Liuzhou | 晏 | |
| Xuzhou | 晚, 遲 | |
| Yangzhou | 晚, 遲 | |
| Hefei | 晚, 遲 | |
| Singapore | 晚, 遲 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 晏, 遲 |
| Hong Kong | 晏, 遲 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 晏 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 遲 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 遲 | |
| Macau | 遲 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 遲 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 晏 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Foshan | 晏, 遲 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 晏 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 遲 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 遲 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 遲 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 遲 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 遲 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 遲 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 遲 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 遲 | |
| Taishan | 晏, 遲 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 遲水 | |
| Dongguan | 晏, 遲 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 晏 | |
| Yangjiang | 晏, 遲 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 遲 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 晏, 遲 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 晏 |
| Pingxiang | 晏 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 遲 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 晏 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 遲 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 遲 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晏 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 遲, 晏 | |
| Wengyuan | 晝 | |
| Liannan | 遲 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 晏 | |
| Jiexi | 慢 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 慢 | |
| Changting | 晏 | |
| Wuping | 遲 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 夜 | |
| Ninghua | 遲 | |
| Yudu | 晏 | |
| Ningdu | 遲 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 晏 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 晏 | |
| Dayu | 晏 | |
| Hong Kong | 遲 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 遲 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 遲 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 遲 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 遲 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 遲 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 遲 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 遲 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 遲 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 遲 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 遲 | |
| Luchuan | 遲 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 遲 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 晏 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 遲, 晚 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 晏 |
| Songxi | 晏 | |
| Zhenghe | 慢 | |
| Jianyang | 晏 | |
| Wuyishan | 晏 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 遲, 晏 |
| Changle | 遲 | |
| Lianjiang | 遲, 晏 | |
| Fuqing | 遲, 晏 | |
| Pingtan | 晏 | |
| Yongtai | 遲, 晏 | |
| Minqing | 遲 | |
| Gutian | 慢 | |
| Pingnan | 慢 | |
| Luoyuan | 晏 | |
| Fu'an | 晏 | |
| Ningde | 晏 | |
| Xiapu | 晏 | |
| Zherong | 晏 | |
| Shouning | 晏 | |
| Zhouning | 遲 | |
| Fuding | 晏 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 晏, 暗 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 晏 | |
| Quanzhou | 晏, 暗 | |
| Jinjiang | 晏 | |
| Nan'an | 晏 | |
| Shishi | 晏 | |
| Hui'an | 晏 | |
| Anxi | 晏 | |
| Yongchun | 晏 | |
| Dehua | 晏 | |
| Zhangzhou | 晏, 暗 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 晏 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 晏 | |
| Hua'an | 晏 | |
| Nanjing | 晏 | |
| Pinghe | 晏 | |
| Zhangpu | 晏 | |
| Yunxiao | 晏 | |
| Zhao'an | 晏 | |
| Dongshan | 晏 | |
| Taipei | 晏 GT, 暗 GT | |
| Kinmen | 晏 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 暗, 晏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 晏, 暗 | |
| Longyan | 遲 | |
| Zhangping | 晏 | |
| Datian | 晏 | |
| Chaozhou | 晏, 慢 | |
| Shantou | 晏, 慢 | |
| Jieyang | 晏, 慢 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 晏 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 晏 | |
| Leizhou | 晏 | |
| Wenchang | 晏 | |
| Haikou | 晏 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 晏, 暗 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 晏 |
| Xianyou | 晏 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 慢 |
| Sanyuan | 慢 | |
| Shaxian | 晏 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 遲 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 晏 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 遲 |
| Suzhou | 晏 | |
| Danyang | 晚 | |
| Hangzhou | 晏, 遲 | |
| Ningbo | 晏 | |
| Wenzhou | 遲 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 晏, 遲 |
| Loudi | 晏 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Antonyms
- (slow): 快 (kuài)
Compounds
Derived terms from 慢
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Further reading
- “Entry #10531”, 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
慢
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- (おそい) slow
- (おこたる) negligent
- (あなどる、おごる) arrogant
Readings
- Go-on: めん (men)
- Kan-on: ばん (ban)
- Kan’yō-on: まん (man, Jōyō)
- Kun: おそい (osoi, 慢い); おこたる (okotaru, 慢る); あなどる (anadoru, 慢る); おごる (ogoru, 慢る)
Compounds
- (slow): 慢性, 緩慢, 遅慢
- (negligent): 怠慢
- (arrogant): 高慢, 傲慢, 自慢
Korean
Hanja
慢 (eumhun 게으를 만 (geeureul man))
- Hanja form? of 만 (“slow, leisurely, sluggish”).
Vietnamese
Han character
慢: Hán Nôm readings: mạn, mắn
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