Chinese More information bow to the ground; inspect; check, to prolong; to extend; to delay ... bow to the ground; inspect; check to prolong; to extend; to delay trad. (稽延) 稽 延 simp. #(稽延) 稽 延 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): jīyán (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢˊ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: jīyán Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢˊ Tongyong Pinyin: jiyán Wade–Giles: chi1-yen2 Yale: jī-yán Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyan Palladius: цзиянь (czijanʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/ Verb 稽延 (literary) to delay; to postpone Synonyms edit展緩 / 展缓 (zhǎnhuǎn)延宕 (yándàng) (literary)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)推延 (tuīyán)捱延 (Hokkien)捱稽 (Hokkien)推遲 / 推迟 (tuīchí)暫緩 / 暂缓 (zànhuǎn)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.