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但願

但願

See also: 但愿

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (但願)		但	願
simp. (但愿)		但	愿

Verb

但願

to only wish that; if only

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dànyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ jyun⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): than-ngien / than-ngian
Min Nan (POJ): tàn-goān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dànyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daan⁶ jyun⁶
  - Yale: daahn yuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ jyn⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːn²² jyːn²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: than-ngien
  - Hakka Romanization System: tan ngien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tan⁴ ngian⁴
  - IPA: /tʰan⁵⁵ ɲi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: than-ngian
  - Hakka Romanization System: tan ngian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tan⁴ ngian⁴
  - IPA: /tʰan⁵⁵ ɲi̯an⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tàn-goān
  - Tâi-lô: tàn-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: darn'goan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tan²¹⁻⁵³ guan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ guan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tan²¹⁻⁵³ guan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tan¹¹⁻⁵³ guan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tan²¹⁻⁴¹ guan³³/