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讒言

讒言

See also: 谗言

Chinese

		slander; defame; misrepresent slander; defame; misrepresent; to speak maliciously	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (讒言)		讒	言
simp. (谗言)		谗	言

Alternative forms

饞言／馋言

Noun

讒言

slander; slanderous talk; calumny

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chányán

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caam⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanryan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    讒言／谗言
    饞言／馋言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caam⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: chàahm yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam⁴ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑːm²¹ jiːn²¹/