淬煉

Chinese

		dip into water; to temper	refine; smelt
trad. (淬煉/淬鍊)		淬	煉/鍊
simp. (淬炼)		淬	炼
alternative forms		淬練／淬练

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuìliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ lin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuìliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèiliàn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-lien⁴
    • Yale: tswèi-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyliann
    • Palladius: цуйлянь (cujljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ lin⁶
    • Yale: cheui lihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ lin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ lin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ liːn²²/

Verb

淬煉

1. (literary) to temper oneself through severe trials

Synonyms

• 淬礪／淬砺 (cuìlì)