氤氳

See also: 氤氲

Chinese

			heavy atmosphere
trad. (氤氳/氤氲)		氤	氳/氲
simp. (氤氲)		氤	氲
alternative forms		絪縕／絪緼／𬘡缊 烟熅 茵蒕／茵蒀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnyūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ wan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinyun
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-yün¹
    • Yale: yīn-yūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iniun
    • Palladius: иньюнь (inʹjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ yn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ wan¹
    • Yale: yān wān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ wan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ wen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ wɐn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jin 'jun

Rime
Character	氤	氳
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於眞切	於云切
Baxter	'jin	'jun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪn/	/ʔɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔin/	/ʔiun/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjen/	/ʔiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔin/	/ʔun/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕn/	/ʔiuən/
Wang Li	/ĭĕn/	/ĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕn/	/ʔi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yīn	yūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan1	wan1

Adjective

氤氳

1. (literary, ideophonic, Chinese mythology) Describing a state in which the qi of yin and yang intermingle and form a harmonious equilibrium.
2. (literary, ideophonic, of cloud, mist) enshrouding; thick

Derived terms

• 氤氤氳氳／氤氤氲氲
• 氤氤氳氳／氤氤氲氲
• 氤氳使／氤氲使
• 氤氳使者／氤氲使者
• 氤氳大使／氤氲大使
• 氤氳大帝／氤氲大帝
• 氤氳神使／氤氲神使
• 氤氳靉靆／氤氲叆叇
• 霧靄氤氳／雾霭氤氲

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (氤氳):

• → Japanese: 氤氲(いんうん) (in'un)