Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
流連. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
流連, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
流連 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
流連 you have here. The definition of the word
流連 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
流連, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
Etymology 1
|
|
to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
|
even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively
|
| trad. (流連)
|
流
|
連
|
| simp. (流连)
|
流
|
连
|
| alternative forms
|
留連／留连
流漣／流涟 “to shed tears”
|
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
流
|
連
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
2/2
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
liú
|
lián
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ljuw ›
|
‹ ljen ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*ru/
|
/*a/
|
| English
|
flow (v.)
|
connect in a row
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
流
|
連
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| No.
|
8335
|
7992
|
Phonetic
component
|
流
|
連
|
Rime
group
|
幽
|
元
|
Rime
subdivision
|
1
|
2
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
劉
|
連
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*ru/
|
/*ren/
|
| Notes
|
或爲毓省聲
|
|
Verb
流連
- to be reluctant to leave; to linger
- (literary) to enjoy oneself and forget to go home
- (literary) to be forced to migrate and be separated from each other
- (literary) to repeat
- (literary) to shed tears
Synonyms
- (to be reluctant to leave): 留戀／留恋 (liúliàn), 依戀／依恋 (yīliàn)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 流連 – see 榴槤 (“durian”).
(This term is a variant form of 榴槤). |