練拳

Chinese

		to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	fist
trad. (練拳)		練	拳
simp. (练拳)		练	拳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liànquán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lien-khièn / lien-khiàn

(Hailu, HRS): lien^˖ kien
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liān-kûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liànquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liàncyuán
  - Wade–Giles: lien⁴-chʻüan²
  - Yale: lyàn-chywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannchyuan
  - Palladius: ляньцюань (ljanʹcjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien-khièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: lien kien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lian⁴ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵ kʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien-khiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: lien kian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lian⁴ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵ kʰi̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lien^˖ kien
  - Sinological IPA: /lien³³ kʰien⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: liān-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liexnkuun
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn³³⁻¹¹ kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn³³⁻²¹ kun²³/

Verb

練⫽拳 (verb-object)

to practice martial arts; to train in traditional boxing or fighting techniques