練功

Chinese

		to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (練功)		練	功
simp. (练功)		练	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁶ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liān-kong / liān-kang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàngong
    • Wade–Giles: lien⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: lyàn-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianngong
    • Palladius: ляньгун (ljanʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: lihn gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁶ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-kong
    • Tâi-lô: liān-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liexnkofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɛn²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-kang
    • Tâi-lô: liān-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liexnkafng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɛn²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

練⫽功 (verb-object)

1. to do exercises in gymnastics, wushu, acrobatics, etc.; to practice one's skill

Derived terms

• 練功券／练功券 (liàngōngquàn)