吟詠

See also: 吟咏

Chinese

		moan; to hum	sing
trad. (吟詠)		吟	詠
simp. (吟咏)		吟	咏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yínyǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ wing⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gîm-éng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yínyǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yínyǒng
  - Wade–Giles: yin²-yung³
  - Yale: yín-yǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynyeong
  - Palladius: иньюн (inʹjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam⁴ wing⁶
  - Yale: yàhm wihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ wing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem⁴ wing⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ wɪŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîm-éng
  - Tâi-lô: gîm-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gim'eang
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡim¹³⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

吟詠

to recite poetry with a cadence; to chant

Synonyms

低吟 (dīyín)
吟唱 (yínchàng)
吟誦 / 吟诵 (yínsòng)
呻吟 (shēnyín) (literary)
哦 (é) (literary)
唱誦 / 唱诵 (chàngsòng)
嘆 / 叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
詠嘆 / 咏叹 (yǒngtàn)
誦讀 / 诵读 (sòngdú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吟	詠
ぎん Grade: S	えい Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

吟(ぎん)詠(えい) • (gin'ei)

recitation (of poetry); chanting
composition; a composed poem

Verb

吟(ぎん)詠(えい)する • (gin'ei suru) suru (stem 吟(ぎん)詠(えい)し (gin'ei shi), past 吟(ぎん)詠(えい)した (gin'ei shita))

to recite a poem; to chant
to compose a poem

Conjugation

Conjugation of "吟詠する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	吟詠し	ぎんえいし	gin'ei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	吟詠し	ぎんえいし	gin'ei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	吟詠する	ぎんえいする	gin'ei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	吟詠する	ぎんえいする	gin'ei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	吟詠すれ	ぎんえいすれ	gin'ei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	吟詠せよ¹ 吟詠しろ²	ぎんえいせよ¹ ぎんえいしろ²	gin'ei seyo¹ gin'ei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	吟詠される	ぎんえいされる	gin'ei sareru
Causative	吟詠させる吟詠さす	ぎんえいさせるぎんえいさす	gin'ei saseru gin'ei sasu
Potential	吟詠できる	ぎんえいできる	gin'ei dekiru
Volitional	吟詠しよう	ぎんえいしよう	gin'ei shiyō
Negative	吟詠しない	ぎんえいしない	gin'ei shinai
Negative continuative	吟詠せず	ぎんえいせず	gin'ei sezu
Formal	吟詠します	ぎんえいします	gin'ei shimasu
Perfective	吟詠した	ぎんえいした	gin'ei shita
Conjunctive	吟詠して	ぎんえいして	gin'ei shite
Hypothetical conditional	吟詠すれば	ぎんえいすれば	gin'ei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

吟(ぎん)じる (ginjiru)