往年

Chinese

		toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	year
simp. and trad. (往年)		往	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wǎngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wang³ nyian²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁵ nin⁴ / wong⁵ nin^4-2
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vông-ngièn / vông-ngiàn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): vong¹ ngian²

• Jin (Wiktionary): von² nie¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óng-nî / éng-nî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngnián
    • Wade–Giles: wang³-nien²
    • Yale: wǎng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangnian
    • Palladius: ваннянь (vannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wang³ nyian²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uongnian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵³ nʲiɛn²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁵ nin⁴ / wong⁵ nin^4-2
    • Yale: wóhng nìhn / wóhng nín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁵ nin⁴ / wong⁵ nin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁵ nin⁴ / wong⁵ nin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ¹³ niːn²¹/, /wɔːŋ¹³ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vông-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vong´ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vông-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vong´ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vong¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: von² nie¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /vɒ̃⁵³ nie¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-nî
    • Tâi-lô: óng-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ofngnii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-nî
    • Tâi-lô: íng-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: efngnii
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³/

Noun

往年

1. previous years

Synonyms

• (Sichuan, Xiang) 往年子
• (Jin) 前些年
• (Loudi) 舊年／旧年, 舊年子／旧年子
• (Xiang) 常年子, 平常年子

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (往年):

• → Japanese: 往年(おうねん) (ōnen)
• → Korean: 왕년(往年) (wangnyeon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
往	年
おう Grade: 5	ねん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーねん [òónéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

往(おう)年(ねん) • (ōnen) 

1. former, once

   往年(おうねん)の大(だい)スターたち

   ōnen no daisutā-tachi

   the superstars of yesteryear

Synonyms

• 往歳(おうさい) (ōsai)