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漸漸

漸漸

See also: 渐渐

Chinese

		gradual; gradually; imbue	gradual; gradually; imbue
trad. (漸漸)		漸	漸
simp. (渐渐)		渐	渐

Adverb

漸漸

gradually; little by little

Synonyms

漸次／渐次 (jiàncì)
逐漸／逐渐 (zhújiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim⁶ zim⁶, zim⁶ zim^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiam-chhiam
Min Nan (POJ): chiǎm-chiǎm / chiām-chiām

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiànjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    件件
    僭建
    漸漸／渐渐
    濺濺／溅溅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim⁶ zim⁶, zim⁶ zim^6-2
  - Yale: jihm jihm, jihm jím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim⁶ dzim⁶, dzim⁶ dzim^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm²² t͡siːm²²/, /t͡siːm²² t͡siːm²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiam-chhiam
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiam qiam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiam⁴ qiam⁴
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯am⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯am⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǎm-chiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǎm-tsiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiam²² t͡ɕiam²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-chiām
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-tsiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmciam
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiam³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiam³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiam³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕiam³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiam²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiam²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiam²²/