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眷戀

眷戀

See also: 眷恋

Chinese

		concern; wife and children	feel attached to; long for; love
trad. (眷戀)		眷	戀
simp. (眷恋)		眷	恋

Verb

眷戀

to miss; to long for; to have a deep affection for (a place, a country, a person)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): juànliàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun³ lyun²
Min Nan (POJ): koàn-loân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: juànliàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuannliann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gyun³ lyun²
  - Yale: gyun lyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn³ lyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /kyːn³³ lyːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-loân
  - Tâi-lô: kuàn-luân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koarnloaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ luan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ luan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ luan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ luan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ luan²³/