期年

Chinese

		a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	year
simp. and trad. (期年)		期	年
alternative forms		朞年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnián, qīnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ, ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinián
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-nien²
    • Yale: jī-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinian
    • Palladius: цзинянь (czinjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-nien²
    • Yale: chī-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinian
    • Palladius: цинянь (cinjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: kèih nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ niːn²¹/

Noun

期年

1. (Classical) one year; entire year