因循

Chinese

		cause; reason; because	to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
trad. (因循)		因	循
simp. ^#(因循)		因	循

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīnxún

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄒㄩㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ ceon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnxún
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄒㄩㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinsyún
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-hsün²
  - Yale: yīn-syún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshyun
  - Palladius: иньсюнь (inʹsjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan¹ ceon⁴
  - Yale: yān chèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ tsoen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ cên⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵn²¹/

Adjective

因循

indiscreet

Verb

因循

to continue the same old routine; to carry on just as before; to procrastinate; to continue in the same old rut; to follow

Derived terms

因循守舊／因循守旧 (yīnxúnshǒujiù)

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