魂牽夢縈

Chinese

		soul	lead along	to dream	wind around
trad. (魂牽夢縈)		魂	牽	夢	縈
simp. (魂牵梦萦)		魂	牵	梦	萦
Literally: “concerning with souls and getting carried away into dreams”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húnqiān-mèngyíng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄇㄥˋ ㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁴ hin¹ mung⁶ jing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húnqiān-mèngyíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄇㄥˋ ㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húncianmèngyíng
  - Wade–Giles: hun²-chʻien¹-mêng⁴-ying²
  - Yale: hwún-chyān-mèng-yíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwenchianmenqyng
  - Palladius: хуньцяньмэнъин (xunʹcjanʹmɛnʺin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁴ hin¹ mung⁶ jing⁴
  - Yale: wàhn hīn muhng yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁴ hin¹ mung⁶ jing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁴ hin¹ mung⁶ ying⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²¹ hiːn⁵⁵ mʊŋ²² jɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

魂牽夢縈

(figurative) missing or longing for someone very much

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