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Jyutping jin5
Pinyin yǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act/deduce
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    炫耀
    to show off
    • 衒嘢
      衒嘢
      to show off
  2. 參看
  3. 動詞
    響人​哋​面前​表現​自己​嘅​才​藝
    to perform; to play; to act
    • 演出
      演出
      to perform
  4. 動詞
    炫耀​;​晒命
    to show off; ostentatious
    • 演嘢
      演嘢
      to put on a show
  5. 動詞
    變化​;​質變
    to change; to shift
    • 演變
      演变
      to evolve
  6. 動詞
    推進​或者​延伸​一​物​,​通常​係​啲​抽象​嘢
    to deliberate
    • 推演
      推演
      to derive
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to develop; to evolve
    • 演變
      演变
      yǎn biàn
      to develop
    • 演化
      演化
      yǎn huà
      to evolve
  2. character
    a surname: Yan
  3. character
    to deduce
    • 推演
      推演
      tuī yǎn
      deduce
    • 演算
      演算
      yǎn suàn
      to perform mathematical calculations
  4. character
    to perform; to act; to put on
    (syn.) 搬戏, 上演, 奏, 做戏, 扮戲, 扮戏, 登臺, 上臺, 演唱, 演出, 登台, 表演, 上台, 做戲, 串, 搬戲, 耍, 出演, 演戲, 演戏, 演奏
    • 表演
      表演
      biǎo yǎn
      to perform
    • 演員
      演员
      yǎn yuán
      performer
  5. character
    to drill; to practice; to exercise
    • 演練
      演练
      yǎn liàn
      to drill
    • 演習
      演习
      yǎn xí
      to do field practice
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #826
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #252
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #420

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Jyutping jin2
Pinyin yǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to develop
  2. to evolve
  3. to practice
  4. to perform
  5. to play
  6. to act
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act/deduce
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    炫耀
    to show off
    • 衒嘢
      衒嘢
      to show off
  2. 參看
  3. 動詞
    響人​哋​面前​表現​自己​嘅​才​藝
    to perform; to play; to act
    • 演出
      演出
      to perform
  4. 動詞
    炫耀​;​晒命
    to show off; ostentatious
    • 演嘢
      演嘢
      to put on a show
  5. 動詞
    變化​;​質變
    to change; to shift
    • 演變
      演变
      to evolve
  6. 動詞
    推進​或者​延伸​一​物​,​通常​係​啲​抽象​嘢
    to deliberate
    • 推演
      推演
      to derive
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. perform, put on
  2. exercise
  3. Cangjie Input
    EJMC
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我去听他的演讲去晚了。
    我去聽他的演講去晚了。
    wǒ qù tīng tā de yǎn jiǎng qù wǎn le 。
    • I arrived too late to hear his speech.
    • I left too late to hear his talk.
    • I left too late to hear him speak.
  2. Mandarin
    昨天是Alice去了演唱会。
    昨天是Alice去了演唱會。
    zuó tiān shì alice qù le yǎn chàng huì 。
    • It was Alice who went to the concert yesterday.
  3. Mandarin
    我们为表演者鼓掌。
    我們為表演者鼓掌。
    wǒ men wèi biǎo yǎn zhě gǔ zhǎng 。
    • We gave the performer a clap.
  4. Mandarin
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜欢能乐表演,因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜歡能樂表演,因為我覺得後者比前者優雅。
    bǐ qǐ gē wǔ jì , wǒ gèng xǐ huan néng lè biǎo yǎn , yīn wèi wǒ jué de hòu zhě bǐ qián zhě yōu yǎ 。
    • I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
  5. Mandarin
    在这个城市,白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。
    在這個城市,白人和黑人間的爭端愈演愈烈。
    zài zhè ge chéng shì , bái rén hé hēi rén jiān de zhēng duān yù yǎn yù liè 。
    • The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺个演讲比赛度攞咗冠军。
    佢喺個演講比賽度攞咗冠軍。
    keoi5 hai2 go3 jin2 gong2 bei2 coi3 dou6 lo2 zo2 gun3 gwan1 。
    • He won the public speaking contest.
    • She won the public speaking contest.
  2. Cantonese
    我无论点都要攞到场演唱会张入场劵。
    我無論點都要攞到場演唱會張入場劵。
    ngo5 mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 jiu3 lo2 dou3 coeng4 jin2 coeng3 wui2 zoeng1 jap6 coeng4 劵 。
    • I must get the concert ticket by all means.
  3. Cantonese
    佢一开始𠮶阵都唔知自己赢咗场演讲比赛。
    佢一開始嗰陣都唔知自己贏咗場演講比賽。
    keoi5 jat1 hoi1 ci2 go2 zan6 dou1 m4 zi1 zi6 gei2 jeng4 zo2 coeng4 jin2 gong2 bei2 coi3 。
    • At first he did not realize that he had won the speech contest.
  4. Cantonese
    我读书𠮶阵成日参加英文演讲比赛。
    我讀書嗰陣成日參加英文演講比賽。
    ngo5 duk6 syu1 go2 zan6 sing4 jat6 caam1 gaa1 jing1 man4 jin2 gong2 bei2 coi3 。
    • I would often take part in an English speech contest in my school days.
  5. Cantonese
    汤姆喺世界上最靓仔嘅演员。
    湯姆喺世界上最靚仔嘅演員。
    tong1 mou5 hai2 sai3 gaai3 soeng5 zeoi3 leng3 zai2 ge3 jin2 jyun4 。
    • Tom is the most handsome actor in the world.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你嘅演说技巧仲有进步空间,继续努力!
    你嘅演説技巧仲有進步空間,繼續努力!
    nei5 ge3 jin2 syut3 gei6 haau2 zung6 jau5 zeon3 bou6 hung1 gaan1, gai3 zuk6 nou5 lik6!
    • Keep practicing your delivery skills, you still have room for improvement!
  2. Cantonese
    呢个演唱会用咗最好嘅音响设备去呈现歌手嘅声音。
    呢個演唱會用咗最好嘅音響設備去呈現歌手嘅聲音。
    nei1 go3 jin2 coeng3 wui2 jung6 zo2 😶zeoi3 hou2ge3 jam1 hoeng2 cit3 bei6 heoi3 cing4 jin6 go1 sau2 ge3 sing1 jam1.
    • In this concert, the best hi-fi equipment is used to present the singer's voice.
  3. Cantonese
    鸟类系由恐龙演化而成。
    鳥類係由恐龍演化而成。
    niu5 leoi6 hai6 jau4 hung2 lung4 jin2 faa3 ji4 sing4.
    • Birds are evolved from dinosaurs.
  4. Cantonese
    经过长年累月嘅演化,恐龙就慢慢变成我哋日常见到嘅雀仔。
    經過長年累月嘅演化,恐龍就慢慢變成我哋日常見到嘅雀仔。
    ging1 gwo3 coeng4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 ge3 bin3 faa3, hung2 lung4 zau6 maan6 maan2 bin3 sing4 ngo5 dei6 jat6 soeng4 gin3 dou2 ge3 zoek3 zai2.
    • After millenniums of evolution, these alien and bizarre dinosaurs gradually turned into birds that we commonly see nowadays.
  5. Cantonese
    你有冇去到𠮶个歌手尾场演唱会啊?
    你有冇去到嗰個歌手尾場演唱會啊?
    nei5 jau5 mou5 heoi3 dou3 go2 go3 go1 sau2 mei5 coeng4 jin2 coeng3 wui5 aa3?
    • Have you gone to the last round of that singer's concert?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢位歌星喺佢出道卅年嘅纪念演唱会上,一身银光闪闪。
    呢位歌星喺佢出道卅年嘅紀念演唱會上,一身銀光閃閃。
    ni1 wai2 go1 sing1 hai2 keoi5 ceot1 dou6 saa1 nin4 ge3 gei2 nim6 jin2 coeng3 wui2 soeng6, jat1 san1 ngan4 gwong1 sim2 sim2.
  2. Cantonese
    声演
    聲演
  3. Cantonese
    唔知佢哋表演主打乜嘢呢?
    唔知佢哋表演主打乜嘢呢?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    自演乙
    自演乙
    zì yǎn yǐ
    • (sarcastically) thank you for your hard work in staging this "drama"
  2. Mandarin
    转一张1026上海演唱会门票,原价880,可小刀。
    轉一張1026上海演唱會門票,原價880,可小刀。
    zhuǎn yī zhāng 10 26 shàng hǎi yǎn chàng huì mén piào , yuán jià 880 , kě xiǎo dāo .
    • Reselling an October 26 Shanghai concert ticket, original price 880, small negotiations available
  3. Mandarin
    他的演讲简短且切中要害。
    他的演講簡短且切中要害。
    tā de yǎn jiǎng jiǎn duǎn qiě qiè zhòng yào hài .
    • His speech was short and to the point.
  4. Mandarin
    主演
    主演
    zhǔ yǎn
    • leading actor
  5. Mandarin
    我爸虚岁八旬,照本省礼俗,可以送红幛,但也有送白幛的,上百张红白“旗海”在帐篷里,好像大马戏班子扎营公演。
    我爸虚岁八旬,照本省礼俗,可以送红幛,但也有送白幛的,上百张红白“旗海”在帐篷里,好像大马戏班子扎营公演。
    From : 6 April 1996 , chuang yu - an 莊裕安 , Requiem fo r5 the Dead 為亡靈談奏 , United Daily News 聯合報
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