演說

See also: 演説 and 演说

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (演說)		演	說
simp. (演说)		演	说

Etymology

In its original literary sense, attestable from at least the Tang dynasty.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² syut³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-soat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnshuo
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-shuo¹
    • Yale: yǎn-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanshuo
    • Palladius: яньшо (janʹšo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² syut³
    • Yale: yín syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ syːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-soat
    • Tâi-lô: ián-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iefnsoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/

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• Middle Chinese: yenX sywet

Rime
Character	演	說
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	仙 (82)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以淺切	失爇切
Baxter	yenX	sywet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇnX/	/ɕiuᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛnX/	/ɕʷiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/jænX/	/ɕjuæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jianX/	/ɕwiat̚/
Li Rong	/iɛnX/	/ɕiuɛt̚/
Wang Li	/jĭɛnX/	/ɕĭuɛt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ɛnX/	/ɕi̯wɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn	shuo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin5	syut3

Verb

演說

1. to make a speech; to address
2. (literary) to deduce; to infer; to derive

Synonyms

• (to make a speech): 發言／发言 (fāyán), 講演／讲演 (jiǎngyǎn), 演講／演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)

Noun

演說

1. speech; address

   都準備好了，就等著您的演說呢。 [MSC, trad.]
   都准备好了，就等着您的演说呢。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, jiù děng zhe nín de yǎnshuō ne. [Pinyin]

   We are all ready — just waiting for your speech.

Synonyms

• 報告／报告 (bàogào)
• 發言／发言 (fāyán)
• 講演／讲演 (jiǎngyǎn)
• 演講／演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)

Derived terms

• 演說家／演说家 (yǎnshuōjiā)
• 演說者／演说者 (yǎnshuōzhě)
• 演說詞／演说词 (yǎnshuōcí)
• 葛底斯堡演說／葛底斯堡演说 (Gědǐsībǎo Yǎnshuō)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	說
えん Grade: 5	せつ > ぜつ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

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

【演説えんぜつ】 [noun] speech [verb] to make a speech, to deliver a speech

(This term, 演說, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
演	說

Noun

演說 • (napseja) (hangeul 연설)

1. Hanja form^? of 연설 (“speech”).