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Translingual
Han character
晏 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 日十女 (AJV), four-corner 60404, composition ⿱日安)
References
- KangXi: page 495, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13914
- Dae Jaweon: page 860, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1509, character 7
- Unihan data for U+664F
Chinese
| trad. | 晏 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 晏 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (安) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 安 | *qaːn |
| 鞍 | *qaːn |
| 鞌 | *qaːn |
| 侒 | *qaːn |
| 按 | *qaːns |
| 案 | *qaːns |
| 洝 | *qaːns |
| 荌 | *qaːns |
| 晏 | *qaːns, *qraːns |
| 鴳 | *qraːns |
| 騴 | *qraːns |
| 鷃 | *qraːns |
| 頞 | *qaːd |
| 胺 | *qaːd |
| 咹 | *qaːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qaːns, *qraːns) : semantic 日 + phonetic 安 (OC *qaːn).
Pronunciation
Definitions
晏
- late; near the end of a period of time
- 及年歲之未晏兮，時亦猶其未央。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Jí niánsuì zhī wèi yàn xī, shí yì yóu qí wèiyāng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
及年岁之未晏兮，时亦犹其未央。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- late in the day
- 晏起 ― yànqǐ ― to get up late
- 晏晝／晏昼 [Cantonese] ― aan3 zau3 [Jyutping] ― afternoon
- 放工嗰時好塞車，搞到好晏先返到屋企。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- fong3 gung1 go2 si4 hou2 sak1 ce1, gaau2 dou3 hou2 aan3 sin1 faan1 dou3-2 uk1 kei5-2. [Jyutping]
- The traffic was quite bad when I left work, so I got home really late.
放工嗰时好塞车，搞到好晏先返到屋企。 [Cantonese, simp.]- 天氣報告話今日晏啲會落雨喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa6 gam1 jat6 aan3 di1 wui5 lok6 jyu5 wo5. [Jyutping]
- The weather forecast said it'll rain later today.
天气报告话今日晏啲会落雨㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (Cantonese) lunch (Classifier: 餐)
- 食晏 [Cantonese] ― sik6 aan3 [Jyutping] ― to have lunch
- sunny and cloudless
- peaceful; tranquil; serene
- 河清海晏 ― héqīng hǎiyàn ― the (Yellow) River is clear and the sea is calm; the world is peaceful and prosperous
- a surname
Synonyms
- (late):
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) | |
- (lunch):
Dialectal synonyms of 午餐 (“lunch”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 午飯, 午餐, 午膳, 中餐, 中飯 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 午飯, 晌午飯, 晌飯, 早飯 first meal in a two meal system |
| Taiwan | 午餐, 午飯, 中餐 | |
| Harbin | 晌午飯, 晌飯 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 晌飯 | |
| Jinan | 午飯, 晌午飯, 中午飯 | |
| Luoyang | 晌午飯 | |
| Wanrong | 晌午飯 | |
| Xi'an | 晌午飯 | |
| Yinchuan | 晌午飯 | |
| Lanzhou | 晌午 | |
| Xining | 晌午 | |
| Ürümqi | 晌午飯, 中午飯 | |
| Wuhan | 中飯 | |
| Chengdu | 晌午, 午飯, 中飯 | |
| Guiyang | 午飯, 中飯 | |
| Liuzhou | 晌午飯, 晌午 | |
| Xuzhou | 中飯, 晌午飯 | |
| Yangzhou | 中飯 | |
| Nanjing | 中飯 | |
| Hefei | 中飯 | |
| Singapore | 午餐 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 晏晝飯, 晏晝, 晏 |
| Hong Kong | 晏晝飯, 晏晝, 晏, 中午飯, 午餐, lunch | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 晏晝 | |
| Macau | 晏 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 早飯 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 晏 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 晏 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 晏晝 | |
| Foshan | 晏 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 晏 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 晏晝 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 晏晝 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 晏晝 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 晏 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 晏 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 晏晝 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 晏晝 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 早朝 | |
| Taishan | 早朝, 晏晝 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 早朝 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 早朝 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 晏晝 | |
| Yangjiang | 晏 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 晝飯, 中飯 |
| Lichuan | 晝飯 | |
| Pingxiang | 中飯 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 晝 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 晏晝 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 晝 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 晝 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晏晝 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 晏晝 | |
| Yudu | 晏晝 | |
| Hong Kong | 晝 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 晝飯 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 晌午飯, 中午飯 |
| Xinzhou | 晌午飯 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 晝 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 晝 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 晝 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 中晝頓, 下晝, 日晝, 中晝, 晝 |
| Quanzhou | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 下晝, 日晝, 晝 | |
| Zhangzhou | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 中晝頓, 下晝, 日晝 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 日晝頓, 日晝, 下晝頓, 下晝, 下晡頓 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 日晝頓, 日晝, 下晝頓, 下晝 | |
| Chaozhou | 日晝 | |
| Shantou | 日晝飯 | |
| Jieyang | 日晝, 日晝飯, 日晝頓 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 下旰飯 | |
| Leizhou | 日晝糜 | |
| Wenchang | 日晝 | |
| Haikou | 日晝糜, 日晝 | |
| Qionghai | 日頭晝糜, 日晝 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 日晝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 早飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 中飯 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 點心 | |
| Suzhou | 中飯 | |
| Danyang | 晝飯, 中飯 | |
| Hangzhou | 中飯 | |
| Ningbo | 晝飯, 晝過飯 | |
| Wenzhou | 日晝, 日晝廚 | |
| Jinhua | 午飯 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 中飯 |
| Loudi | 中飯 | |
| Shuangfeng | 中飯, 晌飯, 晚飯 second meal in a two meal system | |
Compounds
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Further reading
- “Entry #6096”, 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
晏
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- late
- quiet
- sets (sun)
Readings
- Go-on: あん (an); えん (en)
- Kan-on: あん (an)
- Kun: おそい (osoi, 晏い)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 晏 |
| あん Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 晏 (MC ʔɑnH, ʔˠanH).
Affix
晏 • (an)
- late (of time)
- peaceful; tranquil; calm; quiet
Korean
Hanja
晏 • (an) (hangeul 안, revised an, McCune–Reischauer an, Yale an)
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Vietnamese
Han character
晏: Hán Nôm readings: yến
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