"沉吟" meaning in Chinese

See 沉吟 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/, /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/, /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/, /tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/, /tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/, /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/, /tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/ Chinese transliterations: chényín [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cam⁴ jam⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tîm-gîm, chényín [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], chényín [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻên²-yin² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chén-yín [Mandarin, Yale, standard], chernyn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чэньинь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čɛnʹinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], chàhm yàhm [Cantonese, Yale], tsam⁴ jam⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cem⁴ yem⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tîm-gîm [Hokkien, POJ], tîm-gîm [Hokkien, Tai-lo], dimgiim [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 沉吟
  1. to mutter to oneself
    Sense id: en-沉吟-zh-verb-zzJmZjHT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 66 29 5
  2. to meditate; to ponder (in silence)
    Sense id: en-沉吟-zh-verb-83uY6i8w
  3. to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind
    Sense id: en-沉吟-zh-verb-r~IDbtkK

Download JSON data for 沉吟 meaning in Chinese (2.8kB)

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          "make up one's mind",
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "chényín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cam⁴ jam⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tîm-gîm"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chényín"
    },
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        "bopomofo",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chényín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻên²-yin²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chén-yín"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chernyn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэньинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛnʹinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàhm yàhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsam⁴ jam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cem⁴ yem⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tîm-gîm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tîm-gîm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dimgiim"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/"
    }
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cam⁴ jam⁴"
    },
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    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "chényín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻên²-yin²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chén-yín"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chernyn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэньинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛnʹinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàhm yàhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsam⁴ jam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cem⁴ yem⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tîm-gîm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tîm-gîm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dimgiim"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ in³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐm²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻²² ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim¹³⁻²² ɡim¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡim²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tim²³⁻³³ ɡim²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "沉吟"
}
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  "subsection": "",
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