熏染

Chinese

		to smoke; scent; fumigate	to catch (a disease); dye
trad. (熏染/薰染)		熏/薰	染
simp. (熏染)		熏	染

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūnrǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣ ㄖㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ jim⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hun-liám / hun-jiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūnrǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣ ㄖㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syunrǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsün¹-jan³
    • Yale: syūn-rǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunraan
    • Palladius: сюньжань (sjunʹžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵⁵ ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ jim⁵
    • Yale: fān yíhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ jim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ yim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ jiːm¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-liám
    • Tâi-lô: hun-liám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hunliarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² liam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ liam⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-jiám
    • Tâi-lô: hun-jiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hunjiarm
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziam⁵³/

Verb

熏染

1. to influence or be influenced (especially in a gradual, corrupting way)

Usage notes

薰陶 (xūntáo) is used for positive influences, while 熏染 (xūnrǎn) is used for negative influences.