演說

See also: 演説 and 演说

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (演說)		演	說
simp. (演说)		演	说

Etymology

In its original literary sense, attestable from at least the Tang dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnshuō

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² syut³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-soat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnshuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnshuo
  - Wade–Giles: yen³-shuo¹
  - Yale: yǎn-shwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanshuo
  - Palladius: яньшо (janʹšo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin² syut³
  - Yale: yín syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin² syt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin² xud³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ syːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-soat
  - Tâi-lô: ián-suat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iefnsoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suat̚³²/

Middle Chinese: yenX sywet

Rime
Character	演	說
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	薛 (82)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以淺切	失爇切
Baxter	yenX	sywet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇn^X/	/ɕiuᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛn^X/	/ɕʷiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/jæn^X/	/ɕjuæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jian^X/	/ɕwiat̚/
Li Rong	/iɛn^X/	/ɕiuɛt̚/
Wang Li	/jĭɛn^X/	/ɕĭuɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ɛn^X/	/ɕi̯wɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn	shuo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin⁵	syut³

Verb

演說

to make a speech; to address
(literary) to deduce; to infer; to derive

Synonyms

(to make a speech): 發言／发言 (fāyán), 講演／讲演 (jiǎngyǎn), 演講／演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)

Noun

演說

speech; address
都準備好了，就等著您的演說呢。 [MSC, trad.]
都准备好了，就等着您的演说呢。 [MSC, simp.]
Dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, jiù děng zhe nín de yǎnshuō ne. [Pinyin]
We are all ready — just waiting for your speech.

Synonyms

報告／报告 (bàogào)
發言／发言 (fāyán)
講演／讲演 (jiǎngyǎn)
演講／演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)

Derived terms

演說家 / 演说家 (yǎnshuōjiā)
演說者 / 演说者 (yǎnshuōzhě)
演說詞 / 演说词 (yǎnshuōcí)
葛底斯堡演說 / 葛底斯堡演说 (Gědǐsībǎo Yǎnshuō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	說
えん Grade: 5	せつ > ぜつ Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 演說 – see the following entry.

【演説えんぜつ】

[noun] speech

[verb] to make a speech, to deliver a speech

(This term, 演說, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
演	說

Noun

演說 • (yeonseol) (hangeul 연설)

hanja form^? of 연설 (“speech”)