Chinese More information sleepy; doze off, tired ... sleepy; doze off tired trad. (睏倦/困倦) 睏/困 倦 simp. (困倦) 困 倦 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): kùnjuàn (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan3 gyun6 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khùn-koān Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: kùnjuàn Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ Tongyong Pinyin: kùnjyuàn Wade–Giles: kʻun4-chüan4 Yale: kwùn-jywàn Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuennjiuann Palladius: куньцзюань (kunʹczjuanʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: kwan3 gyun6 Yale: kwan gyuhn Cantonese Pinyin: kwan3 gyn6 Guangdong Romanization: kuen3 gün6 Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐn³³ kyːn²²/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khùn-koān Tâi-lô: khùn-kuān Phofsit Daibuun: quonkoan IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan⁴¹/ IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰun²¹⁻⁵³ kuan²²/ Adjective 睏倦 sleepyWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.