吳儂軟語

See also: 吴侬软语

Chinese

		Wu (Wu Chinese)	People	soft speech
trad. (吳儂軟語)		吳	儂	軟語
simp. (吴侬软语)		吴	侬	软语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúnóngruǎnyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴ nung⁴ jyun⁵ jyu⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶wu-non₆ ⁶gnioe-gniu₆ / ²ghou-non₂-ngoe₆-gniu₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúnóngruǎnyǔ [Phonetic: wúnóngruányǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúnóngruǎnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-nung²-juan³-yü³
  - Yale: wú-núng-rwǎn-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wunongroanyeu
  - Palladius: унунжуаньюй (ununžuanʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ nʊŋ³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁴ nung⁴ jyun⁵ jyu⁵
  - Yale: ǹgh nùhng yúhn yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴ nung⁴ jyn⁵ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴ nung⁴ yun⁵ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹ nʊŋ²¹ jyːn¹³ jyː¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶wu-non₆ ⁶gnioe-gniu₆
  - MiniDict: wu^去 non^去 nyoe^去 nyu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-non₃ ³nyyoe-nyy₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² noŋ⁴⁴ n̠ʲyø²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²ghou-non₂-ngoe₆-gniu₆
  - MiniDict: ghou^平 non^平 ngoe^去 nyu^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦəu²² noŋ³³ ŋø⁴⁴ n̠ʲy/

Idiom

吳儂軟語

The soft speech of the Wu people in the Jiangnan region, especially Suzhou.
The soft and exquisite voice of someone.