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Definition 2024

See also: 永远

		forever; always; perpetual (ly)	far; distant; remote
trad. (永遠)		永	遠
simp. (永远)		永	远

永遠

forever; always
莊家永遠是贏家。 / 庄家永远是赢家。 ― Zhuāngjiā yǒngyuǎn shì yíngjiā. ― The house always wins.

永遠 ‎(hiragana えいえん, romaji eien, alternative reading とわ, romaji towa)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒngyuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongyeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wing⁵ jyun⁵
  - Yale: wíhng yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ jyn⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ jyːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún-yén
  - Hakka Romanization System: iun` ien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun³ yan³
  - IPA: /i̯un³¹ i̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún-yán
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iun` (r)ian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun³ yan³
  - IPA: /(j)i̯un³¹ (j)i̯an³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-oán
  - Tâi-lô: íng-uán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: efng'oarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ion hhyoe (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ³³ ɦyø⁴⁴/