漸漸

See also: 渐渐

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim⁶ zim⁶ / zim⁶ zim^6-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiam-chhiam

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiam⁴ qiam⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiām-chiām / chiǎm-chiǎm

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziam⁶ ziam⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjiann
  - Palladius: цзяньцзянь (czjanʹczjanʹ)
  - Sinological 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–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim⁶ zim⁶ / zim⁶ zim^6-2
  - Yale: jihm jihm / jihm jím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim⁶ dzim⁶ / dzim⁶ dzim^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: jim⁶ jim⁶ / jim⁶ jim^6-2
  - Sinological 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
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯am⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯am⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiam⁴ qiam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiam⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiam⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-chiām
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-tsiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmciam
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam²²⁻²¹ t͡siam²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam³³⁻²¹ t͡siam³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam³³⁻¹¹ t͡siam³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǎm-chiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǎm-tsiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siam²² t͡siam²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziam⁶ ziam⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiăm tsiăm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siam³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siam³⁵/

Adverb

漸漸

gradually; little by little; step by step; progressively

Synonyms

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慢慢
步步 (bùbù)
浸 (literary)
浸漸／浸渐 (jìnjiàn) (literary)
浸潯／浸浔 (qīnyín) (literary)
漸次／渐次 (jiàncì)
稍稍 (shāoshāo)
逐步 (zhúbù)
逐漸／逐渐 (zhújiàn)

Korean

Hanja in this term
漸	漸

Adverb

漸漸 • (jeomjeom) (hangeul 점점)

hanja form^? of 점점 (“gradually, bit by bit”)