延安

Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (延安)		延	安
simp. #(延安)		延	安

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yán'ān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ on¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yán'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yán-an
    • Wade–Giles: Yen²-an¹
    • Yale: Yán-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanan
    • Palladius: Яньань (Janʹanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ on¹
    • Yale: yìhn ōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ on¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ on¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

延安

1. (～市) Yan'an, Yanan (a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, China)

Descendants

• → English: Yan'an, Yanan, Yenan, Yen-an

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延	安
えん Grade: 6	あん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Proper noun

延(えん)安(あん) • (En'an) 

1. Yan'an (a city in Shaanxi, China)