綣戀

Chinese

		bound in a league	feel attached to; long for; love
trad. (綣戀)		綣	戀
simp. (绻恋)		绻	恋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quǎnliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun³ lyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quǎnliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuǎnliàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan³-lien⁴
    • Yale: chywǎn-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuanliann
    • Palladius: цюаньлянь (cjuanʹljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hyun³ lyun²
    • Yale: hyun lyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hyn³ lyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hün³ lün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːn³³ lyːn³⁵/

Verb

綣戀

1. (literary) to miss; to long for

   • 眼裏的神情極之複雜，一時喜悅，一時哀傷，一時內疚，一時難過，一時無奈，亦有綣戀。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     眼里的神情极之复杂，一时喜悦，一时哀伤，一时内疚，一时难过，一时无奈，亦有绻恋。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013, 朱小師, 悲歡離合茶餐廳, page 89

     ngaan⁵ leoi⁵ dik¹ san⁴ cing⁴ gik⁶ zi¹ fuk¹ zaap⁶, jat¹ si⁴ hei² jyut⁶, jat¹ si⁴ oi¹ soeng¹, jat¹ si⁴ noi⁶ gau³, jat¹ si⁴ naan⁴ gwo³, jat¹ si⁴ mou⁴ noi⁶, jik⁶ jau⁵ hyun³ lyun². [Jyutping]

     the expression in her eyes were extremely complicated, sometimes joyous, sometimes grievous, sometimes guilty, sometimes sad, sometimes helpless, also yearning.

Synonyms

• 眷戀／眷恋 (juànliàn)