奄

yān
  1. variant of 閹 yān
  2. to castrate
  3. variant of 淹 yān
  4. to delay

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 淹 (yān, “to remain; to tarry”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 閹 /阉 (yān, “to castrate; eunuch”)
  3. alternative form of 淹 (yān, “to remain; to tarry”)
  4. alternative form of 閹 /阉 (yān, “to castrate; eunuch”)

Wiktionary

  1. 被割掉生殖器的人。
  2. 滯留。
  3. 久。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

奄 Yǎn surname Yan
奄 yǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. hastily
  4. to cover
  5. to surround

Containing this entry

奄有 yǎnyǒu
奄奄 yǎnyǎn
奄美 Yǎnměi
奄蔡 Yǎncài
奄仔蟹 yǎnzǐxiè

Related entries

閹 yān
  1. to castrate
  2. a castrate
  3. neuter
雖然公山羊羔經常因為無法產奶而被淘汰，但有時牠們會被閹割，並作為「閹羊」留在羊群中。這種脖子上掛著鈴鐺的「領頭羊」通常是羊群的領袖。

Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

Source: Tatoeba

閹割 yāngē
  1. to castrate
  2. fig. to emasculate
雖然公山羊羔經常因為無法產奶而被淘汰，但有時牠們會被閹割，並作為「閹羊」留在羊群中。這種脖子上掛著鈴鐺的「領頭羊」通常是羊群的領袖。

Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

Source: Tatoeba

羯 jié
  1. ram, esp. gelded
  2. to castrate
  3. deer's skin
淊 yān
  1. variant of 淹 yān
  2. to flood
延擱 yángē
  1. to delay
  2. to procrastinate
延期 yánqī
  1. to delay
  2. to extend
  3. to postpone
  4. to defer
派对延期了一周。

The party was put off for a week.

Source: Tatoeba

延遲 yánchí
  1. to delay
  2. to postpone
  3. to keep putting sth off
  4. to procrastinate
  5. (computing) to lag
他延遲到下個月去北海道。

He postponed leaving for Hokkaido until next month.

Source: Tatoeba

愆期 qiānqī
  1. (formal) to delay
  2. to miss a deadline
  3. to fail to do sth at the appointed time
拖宕 tuōdàng
  1. to delay
  2. to postpone
拖延 tuōyán
  1. to delay
  2. to put off
  3. to procrastinate
请不要再拖延了！

Stop procrastinating!

Source: Tatoeba

耽誤 dānwu
  1. to delay
  2. to hold up
  3. to waste time
  4. to interfere with
耽誤你的假期了。

It delayed your holiday.

Source: Tatoeba

遲延 chíyán to delay
遲誤 chíwù
  1. to delay
  2. to procrastinate
悞 wù
  1. to impede
  2. to delay
  3. variant of 誤 wù
推宕 tuīdàng
  1. to postpone
  2. to delay
  3. to put sth off
緩辦 huǎnbàn
  1. to postpone
  2. to delay
耽 dān
  1. to indulge in
  2. to delay
耽擱 dānge
  1. to tarry
  2. to delay
  3. to stop over
我被交通堵塞耽擱了。

I was delayed by a traffic jam.

Source: Tatoeba

延 yán
  1. to prolong
  2. to extend
  3. to delay
延後 yánhòu
  1. to postpone
  2. to defer
  3. to delay
運動會因為下雨延後了。

Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off.

Source: Tatoeba

延長 yáncháng
  1. to prolong
  2. to extend
  3. to delay
她延長停留五天。

She extended her stay by five days.

Source: Tatoeba

磨煩 mòfan
  1. to pester
  2. to bother sb incessantly
  3. to delay
  4. to prevaricate
淹 yān
  1. to flood
  2. to submerge
  3. to drown
  4. to irritate the skin (of liquids)
  5. to delay
誤 wù
  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. to miss
  4. to harm
  5. to delay
  6. to neglect
  7. mistakenly
我误了火车。

I didn't catch the train.

Source: Tatoeba

拖 tuō
  1. to drag
  2. to tow
  3. to trail
  4. to hang down
  5. to mop (the floor)
  6. to delay
  7. to drag on
黑客很會利用電腦安全措拖的漏洞。

Hackers are adept at getting around computer security measures.

Source: Tatoeba

耗 hào
  1. to waste
  2. to spend
  3. to consume
  4. to squander
  5. news
  6. (coll.) to delay
  7. to dilly-dally
我把旅费耗光了。

I have run out of my traveling expenses.

Source: Tatoeba

推 tuī
  1. to push
  2. to cut
  3. to refuse
  4. to reject
  5. to decline
  6. to shirk (responsibility)
  7. to put off
  8. to delay
  9. to push forward
  10. to nominate
  11. to elect
  12. massage
我們推了車。

We gave the car a push.

Source: Tatoeba