芊眠

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Chinese

green; luxuriant growth sleep
trad. (芊眠)
simp. #(芊眠)
alternative forms 芊綿芊绵 “lush; continuous”

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (14) (4)
Final () (85) (85)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV IV
Fanqie
Baxter tshen men
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰen/ /men/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰen/ /men/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɛn/ /mɛn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰɛn/ /mɛn/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰen/ /men/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰien/ /mien/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰien/ /mien/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qiān mián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cin1 min4

Adjective

芊眠

  1. (literary, ideophonic) magnificent; brilliant; ornate
  2. (literary, ideophonic) lush; dense; overgrowing
  3. (literary, ideophonic) continuous; incessant