氤氳

See also: 氤氲

Chinese

			heavy atmosphere
trad. (氤氳/氤氲)		氤	氳/氲
simp. (氤氲)		氤	氲
alternative forms		絪縕／絪緼／𬘡缊 烟けむり熅 茵しとね蒕／茵しとね蒀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnyūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ wan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinyun
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-yün¹
    • Yale: yīn-yūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iniun
    • Palladius: иньюнь (inʹjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ yn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ wan¹
    • Yale: yān wān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ wan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ wen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ wɐn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jin 'jun

Rime
Character	氤	氳
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲こえ)	影かげ (34)	影かげ (34)
Final (韻いん)	眞しん (43)	文ぶん (59)
Tone (調しらべ)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開ひらき合あい)	Open	Closed
Division (等ひとし)	III	III
Fanqie	於眞しん切きり	於云うん切きり
Baxter	'jin	'jun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪn/	/ʔɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔin/	/ʔiun/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjen/	/ʔiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔin/	/ʔun/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕn/	/ʔiuən/
Wang Li	/ĭĕn/	/ĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕn/	/ʔi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yīn	yūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan1	wan1

Adjective

氤氳

1. (literary, ideophonic, Chinese mythology) Describing a state in which the qi of yin and yang intermingle and form a harmonious equilibrium.
2. (literary, ideophonic, of cloud, mist) enshrouding; thick

Derived terms

• 氤氤氳氳／氤氤氲氲
• 氤氤氳氳／氤氤氲氲
• 氤氳使し／氤氲使し
• 氤氳使者ししゃ／氤氲使者ししゃ
• 氤氳大使たいし／氤氲大使たいし
• 氤氳大帝たいてい／氤氲大帝たいてい
• 氤氳神かみ使し／氤氲神かみ使し
• 氤氳靉靆／氤氲叆叇
• 霧きり靄氤氳／雾霭氤氲

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (氤氳):

• → Japanese: 氤氲(いんうん) (in'un)