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序言

序言

Chinese

		order; sequence; preface	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (序言)		序	言

Noun

序言

preface, introductory remarks, preamble, prelude

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xùyán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sǐr-giân / sū-giân / sī-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xùyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiwyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: jeuih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯²² jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr-giân
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sū-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-gân
  - Tâi-lô: sī-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixgaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ gan¹³/