細長

Chinese

		fine; minutely; thin fine; minutely; thin; slender	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (細長)		細	長
simp. (细长)		细	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ coeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìcháng
  - Wade–Giles: hsi⁴-chʻang²
  - Yale: syì-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihcharng
  - Palladius: сичан (sičan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ coeng⁴
  - Yale: sai chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Adjective

細長

long and thin; tall and slender

Synonyms

苗條／苗条 (miáotiáo)
修長／修长 (xiūcháng)
(Hokkien) 㾪躼／㾪𲄚

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
細	長
ほそ Grade: 2	なが Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほそなが [hòsónágá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ho̞so̞na̠ɡa̠]

Noun

細(ほそ)長(なが) • (hosonaga)

something that is long and narrow
a long and narrow over-robe, with a body made of a one width of cloth, worn by aristocratic women in the Heian period
a long and narrow round collared over-robe used as baby clothing among aristocratic families

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
細	長
さい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

細(さい)長(ちょう) • (saichō)

something that is long and narrow