語言

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Chinese[edit]

 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (語言) 語 言
simp. (语言) 语 言
anagram 言語／言语
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Pronunciation 1[edit]

Rime
Character 語 言
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 元 (65)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 魚巨切 語軒切
Baxter ngjoX ngjon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋɨʌX/ /ŋɨɐn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋɨə̆X/ /ŋɨan/
Li
Rong 		/ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Wang
Li 		/ŋĭoX/ /ŋĭɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋi̯woX/ /ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǔ yán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyu5 jin4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 語 言
Reading # 1/2 3/4
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yǔ yán
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjoX › ‹ ngjon ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋ(r)aʔ/ /*ŋa[n]/
English speak speak; speech

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 語 言
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 13159 14271
Phonetic
component 		五 言
Rime
group 		魚 元
Rime
subdivision 		0 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		語 言
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋaʔ/ /*ŋan/

Noun[edit]

語言

  1. (countable, uncountable) language (Classifier: 種／种; 門／门 m)
    羅曼語言／罗曼语言  ―  luómàn yǔyán  ―  Romance language
    少數族群語言 [MSC, trad.]
    少数族群语言 [MSC, simp.]
    shǎoshù zúqún yǔyán [Pinyin]
    minority language
    授課語言／授课语言  ―  shòukè yǔyán  ―  medium of instruction
    瀕危語言／濒危语言  ―  bīnwēi yǔyán  ―  endangered language
    語言慣例／语言惯例  ―  yǔyán guànlì  ―  linguistic convention
    語言能力很強／语言能力很强  ―  yǔyán nénglì hěn qiáng  ―  to have a strong capacity for language
    你會說哪些語言？ [MSC, trad.]
    你会说哪些语言？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ huì shuō nǎ xiē yǔyán? [Pinyin]
    What languages do you speak?
    法語是一門美麗的語言。 [MSC, trad.]
    法语是一门美丽的语言。 [MSC, simp.]
    Fǎyǔ shì yīmén měilì de yǔyán. [Pinyin]
    French is a beautiful language.
    語言學習的根本法則是用進廢退。 [MSC, trad.]
    语言学习的根本法则是用进废退。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔyán xuéxí de gēnběn fǎzé shì yòngjìnfèituì. [Pinyin]
    A fundamental rule of language learning is: Use it, or lose it.
  2. speech; spoken language
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) written language
  4. (literary) sound of a bird
  5. (literary) conversation
Usage notes[edit]
  • Denotes spoken language when used parallel with 文字 (wénzì, “writing”).
Synonyms[edit]
  • (speech):
Derived terms[edit]
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Pronunciation 2[edit]

Rime
Character 語 言
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 元 (65)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 牛倨切 語軒切
Baxter ngjoH ngjon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋɨʌH/ /ŋɨɐn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋiɔH/ /ŋiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiɔH/ /ŋiɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋɨə̆H/ /ŋɨan/
Li
Rong 		/ŋiɔH/ /ŋiɐn/
Wang
Li 		/ŋĭoH/ /ŋĭɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋi̯woH/ /ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yù yán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyu6 jin4

Verb[edit]

語言

  1. (literary) to tell

Further reading[edit]

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