內斂

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	arrange; control oneself; gather
trad. (內斂)		內	斂
simp. (内敛)		内	敛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèiliǎn, nèiliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ, ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèiliǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèiliǎn
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-lien³
    • Yale: nèi-lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neylean
    • Palladius: нэйлянь (nɛjljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèiliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèiliàn
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-lien⁴
    • Yale: nèi-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyliann
    • Palladius: нэйлянь (nɛjljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ lim⁵
    • Yale: noih líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ lim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² liːm¹³/

Adjective

內斂

1. introverted

Synonyms

• 內向／内向 (nèixiàng)

Antonyms

• 外放 (wàifàng)
• 外向 (wàixiàng)