序言

Chinese

		order; sequence; preface	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (序言)		序	言
alternative forms		敘言／叙言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xùyán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ jin⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sy⁵ ngoeng² / sy⁵ ngyoeng²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sǐr-giân / sū-giân / sī-gân
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhiu-yi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xùyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syùyán
  - Wade–Giles: hsü⁴-yen²
  - Yale: syù-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhyan
  - Palladius: сюйянь (sjujjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    緒言 / 绪言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: jeuih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯²² jiːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    贅言 / 赘言
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy⁵ ngoeng²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sṳ̄-ngé̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy¹¹ ŋœŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy⁵ ngyoeng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy²¹ ŋyøŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr-giân
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sū-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-gân
  - Tâi-lô: sī-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixgaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhiu-yi
  - MiniDict: zhiu^去 yi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxy-hhi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑy²² ɦi⁴⁴/

Noun

序言

preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

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前序 (qiánxù)
前言 (qiányán)
前記 / 前记 (qiánjì)
卷首語 / 卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)
導言 / 导言 (dǎoyán)
小序 (xiǎoxù)
小引 (xiǎoyǐn)
序 (xù)
序文 (xùwén)
弁言 (biànyán) (literary)
引言 (yǐnyán)
抐話頭 / 抐话头 (Hokkien)
發刊詞 / 发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)
短序 (duǎnxù)
緒言 / 绪言 (xùyán)
緒論 / 绪论 (xùlùn)
自序 (zìxù) (by the author)
話頭 / 话头 (Hokkien)
踏話頭 / 踏话头 (Hokkien)
開場白 / 开场白 (kāichǎngbái)
頭序 / 头序 (Hokkien)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (序言):

→ Japanese: 序言(じょげん) (jogen)
→ Korean: 서언(序言) (seo'eon)