纖纖

Chinese

		fine; delicate; minute	fine; delicate; minute
trad. (纖纖)		纖	纖
simp. (纤纤)		纤	纤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹ cim¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siansian
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-hsien¹
  - Yale: syān-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshian
  - Palladius: сяньсянь (sjanʹsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: cim¹ cim¹
  - Yale: chīm chīm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹ tsim¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim¹ qim¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/

Adjective

纖纖

long and slim

Derived terms

十指纖纖 / 十指纤纤
弱質纖纖 / 弱质纤纤
玉手纖纖 / 玉手纤纤
纖纖小雨 / 纤纤小雨
纖纖弱質 / 纤纤弱质
纖纖玉手 / 纤纤玉手 (xiānxiānyùshǒu)
荑手纖纖 / 荑手纤纤

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (纖纖):

→ Korean: 섬섬(纖纖) (seomseom)