長劍

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	(double-edged) sword
trad. (長劍)		長	劍
simp. (长剑)		长	剑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ gim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-chien⁴
    • Yale: cháng-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngjiann
    • Palladius: чанцзянь (čanczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ gim³
    • Yale: chèuhng gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kiːm³³/

Noun

長劍

1. longsword
2. (literary, figurative) having talent but no opportunity to use it