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筆談

筆談

See also: 笔谈

Chinese

		pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; (surname)
trad. (筆談)		筆	談
simp. (笔谈)		笔	谈

Verb

筆談

to communicate by pen and paper
to express one's opinion in writing

Noun

筆談

conversations; essays (often used in book titles)

Derived terms

夢溪筆談／梦溪笔谈 (Mèng Xī Bǐtán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǐtán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄢˊ
Min Nan (POJ): pit-tâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐtán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biitanr
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰa̠n³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: pit-tâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pitdaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ tam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ tam²³/