因循

Chinese

		cause; reason; because	to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
trad. (因循)		因	循
simp. #(因循)		因	循

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnxún

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ ceon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnxún
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinsyún
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-hsün²
    • Yale: yīn-syún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshyun
    • Palladius: иньсюнь (inʹsjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ ceon⁴
    • Yale: yān chèuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ tsoen⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ cên⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹/

Adjective

因循

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) indiscreet

Verb

因循

1. to continue the same old routine; to carry on just as before; to procrastinate; to continue in the same old rut; to follow
2. to procrastinate; to delay

Derived terms

• 因循守舊／因循守旧 (yīnxúnshǒujiù)