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引言

引言

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (引言)		引	言

Noun

引言

foreword; introduction

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐnyán

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ín-giân / ín-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinyan
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: yáhn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-giân
  - Tâi-lô: ín-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: yn'gieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ giɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-gân
  - Tâi-lô: ín-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: yn'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gan¹³/