醞釀

See also: 酝酿

Chinese

		to brew	ferment; brew
trad. (醞釀/醖釀)		醞/醖	釀
simp. (酝酿)		酝	酿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùnniàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁵ joeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ùn-liōng / ùn-jiāng / un-lióng / ùn-lióng / ùn-jiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùnniàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùnniàng
    • Wade–Giles: yün⁴-niang⁴
    • Yale: yùn-nyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunnnianq
    • Palladius: юньнян (junʹnjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wan⁵ joeng⁶
    • Yale: wáhn yeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁵ joeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wen⁵ yêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn¹³ jœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùn-liōng
    • Tâi-lô: ùn-liōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uonliong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /un⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /un²¹⁻⁵³ liɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùn-jiāng
    • Tâi-lô: ùn-jiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uonjiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /un²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ziaŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: un-lióng
    • Tâi-lô: un-lióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: unliorng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /un³³ liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùn-lióng
    • Tâi-lô: ùn-lióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uonliorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /un²¹⁻⁵³ liɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùn-jiòng
    • Tâi-lô: ùn-jiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uonjioxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /un²¹⁻⁴¹ ziɔŋ²¹/

Verb

醞釀

1. (literally) to ferment; to brew
2. (figuratively) to mull over
3. (figuratively) to take shape and become mature
4. (figuratively) to prepare; to get ready
5. (figuratively) to have a look into

Synonyms

• (to prepare):

• 備辦／备办 (bèibàn)
• 傳／传 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 商量 (shāngliàng) (Classical Chinese)
• 張羅／张罗
• 準備／准备 (zhǔnbèi)
• 籌備／筹备 (chóubèi)
• 預備／预备 (yùbèi)