片言

Chinese

		a slice; piece; flake a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (片言)		片	言
simp. #(片言)		片	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piànyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piànyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piànyán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻien⁴-yen²
    • Yale: pyàn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piannyan
    • Palladius: пяньянь (pjanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

片言

1. a few words

Derived terms

• 片言隻語／片言只语 (piànyánzhīyǔ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片	言
かた Grade: 6	こと Grade: 2
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 片言 – see the following entry.

【かたことカタコト】 [noun] (sometimes attributive) broken language

(This term, 片言, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)