延延

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Chinese

Etymology 1

to prolong; to extend; to delay to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延) 延 延
simp. #(延延) 延 延

Pronunciation

Adjective

延延

  1. (literary) age-old; long-standing; long-term; for a long time
  2. (literary) many; numerous; multitudinous
  3. (literary) profound; far-reaching
Synonyms
  • (age-old):
  • (many):
  • (profound):

Verb

延延

  1. (literary) to continue; to go on; to last
  2. (literary) to be continuous (especially of mountain ranges); to be stretching long and unbroken
Synonyms
  • (to continue):
  • (to be continuous):
  • (to delay):
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “to delay”):

Etymology 2

to prolong; to extend; to delay to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (延延) 延 延
simp. #(延延) 延 延
alternative forms
延遷／延迁
延踐／延践
延淺／延浅
延諓／延𬣡
延錢／延钱
延遷／延迁
延踐／延践
延淺／延浅
延諓／延𬣡
延錢／延钱
延餞／延饯
延揃
延𠌲
 

Pronunciation

Verb

延延

  1. (Hokkien) to delay (a matter); to waste time

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延 延
えん
Grade: 6 		えん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 延延 – see the following entry.
【延々えんえん】
lasting for a very long time
on and on
(This term, 延延, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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