養顏

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	colour; countenance; face
trad. (養顏)		養	顏
simp. (养颜)		养	颜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ ngaan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngyán
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-yen²
    • Yale: yǎng-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangyan
    • Palladius: янъянь (janʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ ngaan⁴
    • Yale: yéuhng ngàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ ngaan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ ngan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ ŋaːn²¹/

Verb

養顏

1. to take care of one's complexion; to nourish one's facial skin