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名言

名言

Chinese

		name; (measure word for persons); place (e.g. among winners)	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (名言)		名	言

Noun

名言

saying

See also

名詞／名词 (míngcí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	言
めい Grade: 1	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

名言 ‎(hiragana めいげん, romaji meigen)

witticism, golden words

Synonyms

格言 (かくげん) ‎(kakugen)

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	言

Noun

名言 • ‎(myeongeon) ‎(hangeul 명언)

Hanja form^? of 명언, “famous saying”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): míngyán

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miàng-ngièn / miàng-ngiàn
Min Nan (POJ): miâ-giân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: míngyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingyan
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    名言
    明言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: mìhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: miangˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: miang² ngian²
  - IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: miangˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: miang² ngian²
  - IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: miâ-giân
  - Tâi-lô: miâ-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mia'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mia²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mia²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mia¹³⁻²² giɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mia²⁴⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mia²³⁻³³ giɛn²³/