久遠

See also: 久远

Chinese

		(long) time; (long) duration of time	far; distant; remote
trad. (久遠)		久	遠
simp. (久远)		久	远

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔyuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² jyun⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiú-yén / kiú-yán
Min Nan (POJ): kiú-oán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǔyuǎn [Phonetic: jiúyuǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouyeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² jyun⁵
  - Yale: gáu yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² jyn⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² yun⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ jyːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-yén
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu` ien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ yan³
  - IPA: /ki̯u³¹ i̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-yán
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu` (r)ian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ yan³
  - IPA: /ki̯u³¹ (j)i̯an³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-oán
  - Tâi-lô: kiú-uán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiwoarn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

久遠

a long time ago; far back

Japanese

Kanji in this term
久	遠
く Grade: 5	おん Grade: 2

Alternative forms

久遠の (kuon no): of or relating to eternity, eternal

Etymology 1

From ku (久, of long duration, longstanding, lasting a long time) + on (遠, distant (in time), far-off, remote)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) くおん [kùóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- (Tokyo) くおん [kúꜜòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝõ̞ɴ]

Noun

久遠 (hiragana くおん, rōmaji kuon, historical hiragana くをん)

eternity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
久	遠
きゅう Grade: 5	えん Grade: 2

From kyū (久, of long duration, longstanding, lasting a long time) + en (遠, distant (in time), far-off, remote)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) きゅうえん [kyùúéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

久遠 (hiragana きゅうえん, rōmaji kyūen, historical hiragana きうゑん)

eternity

Usage notes

kuon is more commonly used than kyūen

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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