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連綿

連綿

See also: 连绵

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy
trad. (連綿)		連	綿
simp. (连绵)		连	绵

Adjective

連綿

continuous; unbroken; forever extending; uninterrupted

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liánmián

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ min⁴
Min Nan (POJ): liân-mî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liánmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianmian
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ min⁴
  - Yale: lìhn mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ min⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ miːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-mî
  - Tâi-lô: liân-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lienmii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² mi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ mi²³/