炎涼

See also: 炎凉

Chinese

		flame; inflammation; ‑itis	cool; cold
trad. (炎涼)		炎	涼
simp. (炎凉)		炎	凉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánliáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ loeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iām-liông / iām-liâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánliáng
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-liang²
    • Yale: yán-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanliang
    • Palladius: яньлян (janʹljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ loeng⁴
    • Yale: yìhm lèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ loeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ lêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iām-liông
    • Tâi-lô: iām-liông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaxmlioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iam⁴¹⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iam²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iām-liâng
    • Tâi-lô: iām-liâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaxmliaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam²²⁻²¹ liaŋ¹³/

Adjective

炎涼

1. hot and cold (of weather)
2. snobbish

Derived terms

• 世態炎涼 / 世态炎凉 (shìtàiyánliáng)
• 炎涼世態 / 炎凉世态

 

Noun

炎涼

1. prosperity and decline