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語言

語言

See also: 语言

Chinese

 
dialect; language; speech; tell to
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (語言) 語 言
simp. (语言) 语 言
anagram 言語／言语

Noun

語言

  1. (countable, uncountable) language   (Classifier: 種／种; 門／门 m)
    你會說哪些語言？ / 你会说哪些语言？  ―  Nǐ huì shuō nǎ xiē yǔyán?  ―  What languages do you speak?
    少數族群語言 / 少数族群语言  ―  shǎoshù zúqún yǔyán  ―  minority language

Adjective

語言

  1. (attributive) linguistic (relating to languages, or language use)
    語言慣例 / 语言惯例  ―  yǔyán guànlì  ―  linguistic convention

Derived terms

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 語 言
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 元 (65)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 魚巨切 語軒切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ŋɨʌX/ /ŋɨɐn/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ŋɨə̆X/ /ŋɨan/
Li
Rong		 /ŋiɔX/ /ŋiɐn/
Wang
Li		 /ŋĭoX/ /ŋĭɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ŋi̯woX/ /ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 yǔ yán

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