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留言

留言

Chinese

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (留言)		留	言

Noun

留言

message; comments (in writing or by voice mail)

Verb

留言

to leave a message or comments (in writing or by voice mail)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liúyán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): liû-giân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: liúyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouyan
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    流言
    留言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: làuh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-giân
  - Tâi-lô: liû-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liu'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² giɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ giɛn²³/