內涵

See also: 内涵

Chinese

	inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	contain
trad. (內涵)	內	涵
simp. (内涵)	内	涵
alternative forms	內函／内函

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèihán

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ haam⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lōe-hâm / lāi-hâm

(Teochew, Peng'im): lai⁶ ham⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nèihán
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nèihán
  - Wade–Giles: nei⁴-han²
  - Yale: nèi-hán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyharn
  - Palladius: нэйхань (nɛjxanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    內含／内含
    內涵／内涵
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ haam⁴
  - Yale: noih hàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ haam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ ham⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² haːm²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe-hâm
  - Tâi-lô: luē-hâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loexhaam
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lue³³⁻²¹ ham²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lue³³⁻¹¹ ham²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-hâm
  - Tâi-lô: lāi-hâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: laixhaam
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ ham²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ ham²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lai⁶ ham⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lăi hâm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lai³⁵⁻¹¹ ham⁵⁵/

Noun

內涵

connotation; implication; intention; significance
substance; hidden depths (of an individual's character)

Synonyms

(connotation):

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含意 (hányì)
含義／含义 (hányì)
寓意 (yùyì)
意味 (yìwèi)
意蘊／意蕴 (yìyùn)
涵義／涵义 (hányì)
潛臺詞／潜台词 (qiántáicí) (figurative)
義蘊／义蕴 (yìyùn)
蘊意／蕴意 (yùnyì)

Derived terms

內涵式／内涵式 (nèihánshì)

Verb

內涵

(neologism, slang) to hint at (someone); to insinuate at (someone); to allude to (someone) (often in a bad way)
- 6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒馬發佈了活蝦包裝的宣傳微博，卻被肖戰粉絲認為是在「內涵」他們（肖戰粉絲自稱「小肥蝦」），遭到了粉絲的聲討和抵制，盒馬只好在隔天凌晨發佈微博道歉。 [MSC, trad.]
  6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒马发布了活虾包装的宣传微博，却被肖战粉丝认为是在「内涵」他们（肖战粉丝自称「小肥虾」），遭到了粉丝的声讨和抵制，盒马只好在隔天凌晨发布微博道歉。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 July 20, 张德荣 (Zhang Derong), 邓惠君 (Deng Huijun), ccemilie, 蔡展 (Cai Zhan), 梁海虹 (Liang Haihong), 《兴风作浪的饭圈经济》, in 《消费者报道》 [China Consumer Reports], →ISSN, issue 61, page 11
  6 yuè, Ālǐbābā qíxià Hémǎ fābù le huó xiā bāozhuāng de xuānchuán wēibó, què bèi Xiào Zhàn fěnsī rènwéi shì zài “nèihán” tāmen (Xiào Zhàn fěnsī zìchēng “xiǎoféixiā”), zāodào le fěnsī de shēngtǎo hé dǐzhì, Hémǎ zhǐhǎo zài gétiān língchén fābù wēibó dàoqiàn. [Pinyin]
  In June, Alibaba subsidiary Hema posted an announcement advertising live shrimp, but fans of Xiao Zhan understood this to be an allusion to them (Xiao Zhan's fans call themselves "small fat shrimp"). Facing complaints and pressure from fans, Hema had no choice but to post an apology the following morning.