用語

See also: 用语

Chinese

		to use	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (用語)		用	語
simp. (用语)		用	语
anagram		語用／语用

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòngyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ jyu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ēng-gír / iōng-gú / ēng-gú / iōng-gí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòngyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòngyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yung⁴-yü³
    • Yale: yùng-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqyeu
    • Palladius: юнъюй (junʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: yuhng yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² jyː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēng-gír
    • Tâi-lô: īng-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-gú
    • Tâi-lô: iōng-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioxngguo
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēng-gú
    • Tâi-lô: īng-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exngguo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-gí
    • Tâi-lô: iōng-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioxnggie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

Noun

用語

1. choice of words; wording
2. jargon; technical term; terminology; phraseology; discourse; diction; expression; slang

   禮貌用語／礼貌用语  ―  lǐmào yòngyǔ  ―  polite expressions

   網絡用語／网络用语  ―  wǎngluò yòngyǔ  ―  internet slang

Synonyms

• (choice of words):

• 措辭／措辞 (cuòcí)
• 提法 (tífǎ)
• 用詞／用词 (yòngcí)
• 說法／说法 (shuōfǎ)
• 講法／讲法 (jiǎngfǎ)
• 選詞／选词 (xuǎncí)

 

• (technical term):

• 專有名詞／专有名词 (zhuānyǒu míngcí)
• 專門術語／专门术语 (zhuānmén shùyǔ)
• 行話／行话 (hánghuà) (professional jargon)
• 術語／术语 (shùyǔ)

 

Derived terms

• 習慣用語／习惯用语 (xíguàn yòngyǔ)

 

Verb

用語

1. to use words; to express oneself; to communicate

Synonyms

• 措辭／措辞 (cuòcí)
• 用詞／用词 (yòngcí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
用	語
よう Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

用(よう)語(ご) • (yōgo) 

1. terminology; jargon

   ネット用語(ようご) ― netto yōgo ― internet slang

   放送禁止(ほうそうきんし)用語(ようご) ― hōsō kinshi yōgo ― words that are banned from being aired

   差別(さべつ)用語(ようご) ― sabetsu yōgo ― discriminatory language