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幽怨

幽怨

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	blame; complain
simp. and trad. (幽怨)		幽	怨

Noun

幽怨

hidden bitterness; secret grudge (of a young woman thwarted in love)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yōuyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ jyun³
Min Nan (POJ): iu-oàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yōuyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ jyun³
  - Yale: yāu yun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ jyn³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ jyːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-oàn
  - Tâi-lô: iu-uàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuoaxn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ uan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² uan²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² uan²¹/