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常年

常年

Chinese

		always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	year
simp. and trad. (常年)		常	年

Noun

常年

average year
long life

Adverb

常年

throughout the year
year in year out

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chángnián

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ nin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siông-nî / siâng-nî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chángnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changrnian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    常年
    長年／长年
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: sèuhng nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ niːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siông-nî / siâng-nî
  - Tâi-lô: siông-nî / siâng-nî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongnii, siangnii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴/, /ɕiaŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴/, /ɕiaŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ni¹³/, /ɕiaŋ¹³⁻²² ni¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴/, /ɕiaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ni²³/, /ɕiaŋ²³⁻³³ ni²³/