雅言
Chinese
elegant | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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trad. (雅言) | 雅 | 言 | |
simp. #(雅言) | 雅 | 言 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎyán
- Wade–Giles: ya3-yen2
- Yale: yǎ-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeayan
- Palladius: яянь (jajanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa5 jin4
- Yale: ngáh yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa5 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: nga5 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː¹³ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 雅言
- (historical) yayan (lingua franca of ancient China)
- (literary) reasonable remark
- (literary) elegant diction
Antonyms
- (yayan): 方言 (fāngyán)