盛筵

盛筵

Chinese

		flourishing; to hold; contain flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname	bamboo mat for sitting
simp. and trad. (盛筵)		盛	筵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁶ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shèngyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqyan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngyán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: sihng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²² jiːn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑiᴇŋ^H  jiᴇn/

Rime
Character	盛	筵
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	承正切	以然切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇŋH/	/jiᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛŋH/	/jiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiæŋH/	/jæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiajŋH/	/jian/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛŋH/	/iɛn/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛŋH/	/jĭɛn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛŋH/	/i̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shèng	yán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sing6	jin4

Noun

盛筵

1. (literary) grand banquet; sumptuous feast

Synonyms

• 盛宴 (shèngyàn)

Derived terms

盛筵必散 盛筵易散

盛筵難再／盛筵难再