修煉

See also: 修炼

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	refine; smelt
trad. (修煉/修鍊)		修	煉/鍊
simp. (修炼)		修	炼
alternative forms		修練／修练

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ lin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siouliàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-lien⁴
    • Yale: syōu-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouliann
    • Palladius: сюлянь (sjuljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ lin⁶
    • Yale: sāu lihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ lin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ lin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ liːn²²/

Verb

修煉

1. (Taoism) to meditate
2. (by extension) to practice asceticism

Noun

修煉

1. (Taoism) meditation, especially in the hope of magically creating immortality elixir or philter
2. (by extension) any form of meditation or practice of asceticism; cultivation practice

   修煉的標準是嚴格。 [MSC, trad.]
   修炼的标准是严格。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiūliàn de biāozhǔn shì yángé. [Pinyin]

   Strictness is the standard of cultivation practice.

Derived terms

• 修煉人 / 修炼人 (xiūliànrén)
• 修煉者 / 修炼者