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Jyutping jin4 wun4
Pinyin yán huǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    延遲​、​遲​啲​再​處理​某件事
    to delay; to put off
    • 因為個計劃 有需要改動嘅地方,所以唯有延緩執行。
      因为个计划 有需要改动嘅地方,所以唯有延缓执行。
      jan1 wai4 go3 gai3 waak6 jau5 seoi1 jiu3 goi2 dung6 ge3 dei6 fong1, so2 ji5 wai4 jau5 jin4 wun4 zap1 hang4.
      As the proposal requires some amendment, we need to delay its start.

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Jyutping jin4 wun6
Pinyin yán huǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to defer
  2. to postpone
  3. to put off
  4. to retard
  5. to slow sth down
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to delay; to postpone; to put off
    (syn.) 延期, 拖逗, 展缓, 挨稽, 拖延, 迟延, 推遲, 耽搁, 耽误, 拖磨, 延後, 展緩, 耽延, 暫緩, 顺延, 捱延, 挨延, 捱稽, 推宕, 耗, 耽誤, 延误, 推延, 挨台, 拖拉, 迁延, 延延, 延遲, 遲延, 贻误, 推迟, 迟滞, 拖, 貽誤, 順延, 拖宕, 挨臺, 延迟, 遷延, 延后, 暂缓, 稽延, 缓, 耽擱, 延宕, 延誤, 遲滯, 緩
    • 延緩衰老
      延缓衰老
      yán huǎn shuāi lǎo
      to delay senility
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4767
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    因为个计划 有需要改动嘅地方,所以唯有延缓执行。
    因為個計劃 有需要改動嘅地方,所以唯有延緩執行。
    jan1 wai4 go3 gai3 waak6 jau5 seoi1 jiu3 goi2 dung6 ge3 dei6 fong1, so2 ji5 wai4 jau5 jin4 wun4 zap1 hang4.
    • As the proposal requires some amendment, we need to delay its start.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    延缓衰老
    延緩衰老
    yán huǎn shuāi lǎo
    • to delay senility