# 年輕
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): niánqīng
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нянчин (ni͡ančin, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nin$^4$ heng$^1$ / nin$^4$ hing$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-khiâng / ngiàn-khiâng
* Jin (Wiktionary): nie$^1$ qing$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nièng-kĭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nî-khin / liân-kheng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ni$^5$ king$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni-chin; $^6$gni $^1$chin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: niánqīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: niáncing
*** Wade–Giles: nien$^2$-chʻing$^1$
*** Yale: nyán-chīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nianching
*** Palladius: няньцин (njanʹcin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$年輕／年轻 年青
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нянчин (ni͡ančin, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /niæ̃²⁴ t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nin$^4$ heng$^1$ / nin$^4$ hing$^1$
*** Yale: nìhn hēng / nìhn hīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nin$^4$ heng$^1$ / nin$^4$ hing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nin$^4$ héng$^1$ / nin$^4$ hing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /niːn²¹ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/, /niːn²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-khiâng
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngien$^ˇ$ kiang$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngian$^2$ kiang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ kʰi̯aŋ²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-khiâng
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngian$^ˇ$ kiang$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngian$^2$ kiang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ kʰi̯aŋ²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: nie$^1$ qing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /nie¹¹ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nièng-kĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(kʰ-)}$ŋiŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-khin
*** Tâi-lô: nî-khin
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ni'qyn
*** IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰin³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ kʰin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-kheng
*** Tâi-lô: liân-khing
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lienqefng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ni$^5$ king$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nî khing
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gni-chin; $^6$gni $^1$chin
*** MiniDict: nyi$^去$ chin; nyi$^去$ chin$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyi-qin; $^3$nyi $^1$qin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/, /n̠ʲi³³ t͡ɕʰin⁵³/

### Adjective

年輕
* (of a person, country, organization, etc.) young
    年輕有為／年轻有为 ― niánqīng yǒuwéi ― young and high-achieving
       Qíshí wǒ juéde ba, tā háishì tài niánqīng le. [Pinyin]
       Actually, I think he is still too young.

#### Synonyms

* 少年 (shàonián) (chiefly Min Nan)
* 年紀不大／年纪不大 (niánjì bù dà)
* 年青 (niánqīng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 少 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 年輕 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 年輕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 年輕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 後生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 年輕 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 年輕 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 後生, 年紀嫩, 年青 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 後生, 年青, 年輕 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 年嫩 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 後生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 年輕, 後生 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 年輕, 後生 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 後生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 後生 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 後生 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後生 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 後生 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 後生 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 後生 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 少年 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 後生 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 後生 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 後生 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 年輕 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 後生 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 後生 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 後生, 年輕 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 年輕 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 少年, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 少年, 少歲, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 少年, 後生仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 幼, 年青 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 幼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 後生 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 後生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 年輕, 後生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 年紀輕 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 後生 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 後生, 年紀輕 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 後生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 冒年紀, 年輕 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 冒年紀 |

#### Derived terms

* 年輕人／年轻人 (niánqīngrén)