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沉吟

沉吟

See also: 沈吟

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	moan; to hum
simp. and trad. (沉吟)		沉	吟
alt. forms		沈吟

Verb

沉吟

to mutter to oneself
to meditate; to ponder (in silence)
to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chényín

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tîm-gîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chényín
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenryn
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
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    沈吟
    沉吟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ jam⁴
  - Yale: chàhm yàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-gîm
  - Tâi-lô: tîm-gîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dimgiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² gim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tim²⁴⁻²² gim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tim¹³⁻²² gim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ gim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tim²³⁻³³ gim²³/