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沿襲

沿襲

See also: 沿袭

Chinese

		riverside (with -r); along	inherit; raid; suit of clothes
trad. (沿襲)		沿	襲
simp. (沿袭)		沿	袭

Verb

沿襲

to carry on (a custom, tradition, etc); to follow

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánxí

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ zaap⁶
Min Nan (POJ): iân-si̍p / iân-si̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yánxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
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    沿襲／沿袭
    研習／研习
    筵席
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ zaap⁶
  - Yale: yùhn jaahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzaap⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɑːp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-si̍p
  - Tâi-lô: iân-si̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iensip
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² ɕip̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ ɕip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² ɕip̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: iân-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iensit
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² ɕit̚¹²¹/