連貫

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	pierce; to string
trad. (連貫)		連	貫
simp. (连贯)		连	贯
alternative forms		聯貫／联贯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liánguàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ gun³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liân-koàn

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liánguàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liánguàn
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-kuan⁴
    • Yale: lyán-gwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianguann
    • Palladius: ляньгуань (ljanʹguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 聯貫／联贯 連貫／连贯

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁴ gun³
    • Yale: lìhn gun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ gun³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ gun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ kuːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-koàn
    • Tâi-lô: liân-kuàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lienkoaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² kuan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ kuan²¹/

Verb

連貫

1. to link up; to piece together; to hang together
2. to be coherent; to be continuous

Synonyms

• (link up): 連接／连接 (liánjiē), 銜接／衔接 (xiánjiē)

Derived terms

• 連貫性／连贯性 (liánguànxìng)