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寓言

寓言

Chinese

		reside; residence	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (寓言)		寓	言

Noun

寓言

parable; allegory; fable

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寓	言
ぐう Jinmeiyō	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

寓言 ‎(hiragana ぐうげん, romaji gūgen)

allegory, fable

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
寓	言

Noun

寓言

Hán tự form of ngụ ngôn, “fable”

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùyán

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gū-giân / gī-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yùyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwyan
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    寓言
    預言／预言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: yuh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gū-giân
  - Tâi-lô: gū-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guxgieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu⁴¹⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu³³⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu³³⁻²¹ giɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²²⁻²¹ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-gân
  - Tâi-lô: gī-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixgaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi²²⁻²¹ gan¹³/