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詠嘆

詠嘆

See also: 咏叹

Chinese

		sing	to sigh
trad. (詠嘆/詠歎)		詠	嘆/歎
simp. (咏叹)		咏	叹

Verb

詠嘆

to intone; to sing; to chant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǒngtàn

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄊㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁶ taan³
Min Nan (POJ): éng-thàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒngtàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄊㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongtann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wing⁶ taan³
  - Yale: wihng taan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁶ taan³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ²² tʰɑːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-thàn
  - Tâi-lô: íng-thàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: efngtaxn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/