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言詞

言詞

See also: 言词

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (言詞)		言	詞
simp. (言词)		言	词

Alternative forms

言辭／言辞

Noun

言詞

words, expression

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáncí

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ci⁴
Min Nan (POJ): giân-sîr / giân-sû / gân-sû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáncí
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yantsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ ci⁴
  - Yale: yìhn chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-sîr
  - Tâi-lô: giân-sîr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giɛn²⁴⁻²² sɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-sû
  - Tâi-lô: giân-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giensuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /giɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɛn²³⁻³³ su²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giɛn²⁴⁻²² su²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-sû
  - Tâi-lô: gân-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gansuu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan¹³⁻²² su¹³/