炊煙

Chinese

FWOTD – 3 February 2023

		dress food; to steam; to cook food	cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (炊煙)		炊	煙
simp. (炊烟)		炊	烟

炊煙裊裊／炊烟袅袅。

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīyān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ jin¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tshoe-i

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīyān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueiyan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-yen¹
    • Yale: chwēi-yān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiian
    • Palladius: чуйянь (čujjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ jin¹
    • Yale: chēui yīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ jin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːn⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tshoe-i
    • MiniDict: tshoe^平 i
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tshoe-i
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰø⁵⁵ i²¹/

Noun

炊煙

1. smoke from cooking; smoke from kitchen chimneys; kitchen smoke

   • 窄窄的長長的過道兩邊　老房子依然升起了炊煙 [MSC, trad.]
     窄窄的长长的过道两边　老房子依然升起了炊烟 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2010, 李榮浩 (also lyricist), 《老街》

     zhǎizhǎi de chángcháng de guòdào liǎngbiān, lǎofángzi yīrán shēngqǐ le chuīyān [Pinyin]

     On both sides of the long and narrow alleys,
     Smoke rises from the chimneys of the old houses.

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 火煙／火烟
• (Hokkien) 火薰

Derived terms

• 炊煙裊裊 / 炊烟袅袅
• 裊裊炊煙 / 袅袅炊烟