Chinese More information to prolong; to extend; to delay, dissipated; put off ... to prolong; to extend; to delay dissipated; put off trad. (延宕) 延 宕 simp. #(延宕) 延 宕 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): yándàng (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): jin4 dong6 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: yándàng Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ Tongyong Pinyin: yándàng Wade–Giles: yen2-tang4 Yale: yán-dàng Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yandanq Palladius: яньдан (janʹdan) Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: jin4 dong6 Yale: yìhn dohng Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 dong6 Guangdong Romanization: yin4 dong6 Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ tɔːŋ²²/ Verb 延宕 (literary) to delay; to procrastinate Synonyms edit展緩 / 展缓 (zhǎnhuǎn)延延 (Hokkien)延後 / 延后 (yánhòu)延期 (yánqī)延緩 / 延缓 (yánhuǎn)延誤 / 延误 (yánwù)延遲 / 延迟 (yánchí)拖 (tuō)拖宕 (tuōdàng)拖延 (tuōyán)拖拉 (tuōlā)拖磨 (tuōmó) (literary)拖逗 (tuōdòu) (literary)挨 (ái)挨延 (Hokkien)挨稽 (Hokkien)挨臺 / 挨台 (ngai2 tai2) (Sichuanese)推宕 (tuīdàng) (literary)捱延 (Hokkien)推延 (tuīyán)捱稽 (Hokkien)推遲 / 推迟 (tuīchí)暫緩 / 暂缓 (zànhuǎn)稽延 (jīyán) (literary)緩 / 缓 (huǎn)耗 (regional)耽延 (dānyán)耽擱 / 耽搁耽誤 / 耽误貽誤 / 贻误 (yíwù)遷延 / 迁延 (qiānyán) (literary)遲延 / 迟延 (chíyán)遲滯 / 迟滞 (chízhì)遲誤 / 迟误 (chíwù) (formal)順延 / 顺延 (shùnyán) Antonyms edit提前 (tíqián)提早 (tízǎo)進前 / 进前 (Hokkien) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.