蹣跚

See also: 蹒跚

Chinese

		limp	limp
trad. (蹣跚)		蹣	跚
simp. (蹒跚)		蹒	跚
alternative forms		盤跚／盘跚 盤珊／盘珊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pánshān, mánshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄢ, ㄇㄢˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pun⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pánshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pánshan
    • Wade–Giles: pʻan²-shan¹
    • Yale: pán-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parnshan
    • Palladius: паньшань (panʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰän³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mánshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mánshan
    • Wade–Giles: man²-shan¹
    • Yale: mán-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manshan
    • Palladius: маньшань (manʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pun⁴ saan¹
    • Yale: pùhn sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pun⁴ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pun⁴ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ban san

Rime
Character	蹣	跚
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	薄官切	蘇干切
Baxter	ban	san
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/buɑn/	/sɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/bʷɑn/	/sɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/buɑn/	/sɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bwan/	/san/
Li Rong	/buɑn/	/sɑn/
Wang Li	/buɑn/	/sɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱuɑn/	/sɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pán	sān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pun4	saan1

Adjective

蹣跚

1. (ideophonic) walking unsteadily; staggering; limping; hobbling

   Synonym: 蹣跼／蹒跼 (pánjú)

   一個一歲模樣的孩子向我們蹣跚地走來。 [MSC, trad.]
   一个一岁模样的孩子向我们蹒跚地走来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yīge yī suì móyàng de háizi xiàng wǒmen pánshān de zǒulái. [Pinyin]

   A roughly one-year-old child came staggering towards us.

2. (ideophonic) walking haltingly; walking slowly

Derived terms

• 步履蹣跚／步履蹒跚 (bùlǚpánshān)
• 步態蹣跚／步态蹒跚 (bùtài pánshān)