承歡

Chinese

		to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	joyous; happy; pleased
trad. (承歡)		承	歡
simp. (承欢)		承	欢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénghuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ fun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénghuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénghuan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-huan¹
    • Yale: chéng-hwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernghuan
    • Palladius: чэнхуань (čɛnxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ fun¹
    • Yale: sìhng fūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ fun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ fun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ fuːn⁵⁵/

Verb

承歡

1. (literary) to tend to one's parents
2. (literary) to cater to people to make them happy

Derived terms

• 承歡獻媚／承欢献媚 (chénghuān xiànmèi)
• 承歡膝下／承欢膝下 (chénghuān xīxià)
• 菽水承歡／菽水承欢 (shúshuǐ chénghuān)