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忠言

忠言

Chinese

		loyal	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (忠言)		忠	言

Noun

忠言

sincere advice; earnest advice

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngyán

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tiong-giân / tiong-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: jūng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-giân
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionggieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ giɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-gân
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionggaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² gan¹³/