延年

Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	year
simp. and trad. (延年)		延	年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánnián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ nin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-ngièn / yàn-ngiàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannian
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: yìhn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
  - IPA: /i̯en¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² ngian²
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/

Verb

延年

(literary) to prolong life

Derived terms

卻病延年／却病延年
延年益壽／延年益寿 (yánniányìshòu)
松鶴延年／松鹤延年

益壽延年／益寿延年 (yìshòuyánnián)
祝壽延年／祝寿延年
美意延年

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