錘煉

Chinese

		to hammer; weight of steel yard	refine; smelt
trad. (錘煉/錘鍊)		錘	煉/鍊
simp. (锤炼)		锤	炼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuíliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ lin⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tûi-liān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuíliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéiliàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-lien⁴
    • Yale: chwéi-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweiliann
    • Palladius: чуйлянь (čujljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi⁴ lin⁶
    • Yale: chèuih lihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ lin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ lin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ liːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tûi-liān
    • Tâi-lô: tuî-liān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duilien
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tui²⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui¹³⁻²² liɛn²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tui²⁴⁻²² liɛn²²/

Verb

錘煉

1. to hammer into shape
2. (figurative) to temper oneself; to steel oneself
3. (figurative) to try to perfect one's skill or technique by strenuous effort; to hammer out; to polish

Synonyms

• (to temper oneself): 磨煉／磨炼 (móliàn)