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吟詠

吟詠

See also: 吟咏

Chinese

		moan; to hum	sing
trad. (吟詠)		吟	詠
simp. (吟咏)		吟	咏

Verb

吟詠

to recite poetry with a cadence; to chant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yínyǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ wing⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gîm-éng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yínyǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynyeong
  - IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam⁴ wing⁶
  - Yale: yàhm wihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ wing⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ wɪŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîm-éng
  - Tâi-lô: gîm-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gim'eang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gim²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gim²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gim¹³⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³/