連環

See also: 连环

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (連環)		連	環
simp. (连环)		连	环

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liánhuán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ waan⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): liân-khoân

(Teochew, Peng'im): liang⁵ huang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liánhuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liánhuán
  - Wade–Giles: lien²-huan²
  - Yale: lyán-hwán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianhwan
  - Palladius: ляньхуань (ljanʹxuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ waan⁴
  - Yale: lìhn wàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ waan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ wan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ waːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-khoân
  - Tâi-lô: liân-khuân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lienqoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰuan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ kʰuan²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: liang⁵ huang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâng huâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: ljen hwaen

Rime
Character	連	環
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	刪 (70)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	力延切	戸關切
Baxter	ljen	hwaen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇn/	/ɦˠuan/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛn/	/ɦʷᵚan/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæn/	/ɣuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lian/	/ɦwaɨn/
Li Rong	/liɛn/	/ɣuan/
Wang Li	/lĭɛn/	/ɣwan/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ɛn/	/ɣwan/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lián	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lin⁴	waan⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]a[n] C.ɢʷˤ<r>en/

(Zhengzhang): /*ren ɡʷraːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	連	環
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lián	huán
Middle Chinese	‹ ljen ›	‹ hwæn ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]a[n]/	/*C.ɢʷˁ<r>en/
English	connect in a row	ring (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	連	環
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	7992	16231
Phonetic component	連	睘
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	連	還
Old Chinese	/*ren/	/*ɡʷraːn/

Noun

連環

chain of connecting rings (often made of jade)
九連環／九连环 ― jiǔliánhuán ― a Chinese folk toy/puzzle usually consisting of nine linked metal rings on a metal bar
- 今日適越而昔來，連環可解也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  今日适越而昔来，连环可解也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Jīnrì shì Yuè ér xī lái, liánhuán kě jiě yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

九連環／九连环 (jiǔliánhuán)

Adjective

連環

(attibutive, figurative) interlinked
連環爆炸／连环爆炸 ― liánhuán bàozhà ― serial explosions

Derived terms

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