周延

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (周延)		周	延
simp. #(周延)		周	延

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōuyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōuyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhouyán
    • Wade–Giles: chou¹-yen²
    • Yale: jōu-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jouyan
    • Palladius: чжоуянь (čžoujanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: jāu yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

Etymology 1

Adjective

周延

1. (logic) distributed; distributive
2. thorough; comprehensive

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “distributed”): 不周延 (bùzhōuyán)

Derived terms

• 不周延 (bùzhōuyán)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manchu ᠵᠣᠶᠠᠨ (joyan).

Proper noun

周延

1. Joyan (a Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty)