Chinese More information a small hill; surname, lonesome ... a small hill; surname lonesome trad. (岑寂) 岑 寂 simp. #(岑寂) 岑 寂 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): cénjì, cénjí (Zhuyin): ㄘㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ, ㄘㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): sam4 zik6 Mandarin (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+ Hanyu Pinyin: cénjì Zhuyin: ㄘㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ Tongyong Pinyin: cénjì Wade–Giles: tsʻên2-chi4 Yale: tsén-jì Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsernjih Palladius: цэньцзи (cɛnʹczi) Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/ (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+ Hanyu Pinyin: cénjí Zhuyin: ㄘㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ Tongyong Pinyin: cénjí Wade–Giles: tsʻên2-chi2 Yale: tsén-jí Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsernjyi Palladius: цэньцзи (cɛnʹczi) Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰən³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: sam4 zik6 Yale: sàhm jihk Cantonese Pinyin: sam4 dzik9 Guangdong Romanization: sem4 jig6 Sinological IPA (key): /sɐm²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/ Adjective 岑寂 (literary) quiet; still; silent (literary) cold and cheerless; desolate; lonelyWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.