寓言

Chinese

		reside; residence	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (寓言)		寓	言
simp. #(寓言)		寓	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jin⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gū-giân / gī-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyán
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yen²
    • Yale: yù-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyan
    • Palladius: юйянь (jujjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: yuh yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gū-giân
    • Tâi-lô: gū-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guxgieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu³³⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu⁴¹⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-gân
    • Tâi-lô: gī-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixgaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/

Noun

寓言

1. parable; allegory; fable

Synonyms

• 諷喻／讽喻 (fěngyù)
• 譬語／譬语 (pìyǔ)
• 隱語／隐语 (yǐnyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寓	言
ぐう Jinmeiyō	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐうげん [gùúgéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

寓(ぐう)言(げん) • (gūgen) 

1. allegory, fable

Korean

Hanja in this term
寓	言

Noun

寓言 • (ueon) (hangeul 우언)

1. Hanja form^? of 우언 (“allegory; fable”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寓	言

Noun

寓言

1. chữ Hán form of ngụ ngôn (“fable”).