用語

See also: 用语

Chinese

		to use	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (用語)		用	語
simp. (用语)		用	语
anagram		語用／语用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yòngyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ jyu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ēng-gír / iōng-gú / ēng-gú / iōng-gí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yòngyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yòngyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: yung⁴-yü³
  - Yale: yùng-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqyeu
  - Palladius: юнъюй (junʺjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jung⁶ jyu⁵
  - Yale: yuhng yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² jyː¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēng-gír
  - Tâi-lô: īng-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-gú
  - Tâi-lô: iōng-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioxngguo
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēng-gú
  - Tâi-lô: īng-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exngguo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-gí
  - Tâi-lô: iōng-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioxnggie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

Noun

用語

choice of words; wording
jargon; technical term; terminology; phraseology; discourse; diction; expression; slang
禮貌用語／礼貌用语 ― lǐmào yòngyǔ ― polite expressions

網絡用語／网络用语 ― wǎngluò yòngyǔ ― internet slang

Synonyms

(choice of words):

措辭 / 措辞 (cuòcí)
提法 (tífǎ)
用詞 / 用词 (yòngcí)
說法 / 说法 (shuōfǎ)
講法 / 讲法 (jiǎngfǎ)
選詞 / 选词 (xuǎncí)

(technical term):

專有名詞 / 专有名词 (zhuānyǒu míngcí)
專門術語 / 专门术语 (zhuānmén shùyǔ)
行話 / 行话 (hánghuà) (professional jargon)
術語 / 术语 (shùyǔ)

Derived terms

習慣用語 / 习惯用语 (xíguàn yòngyǔ)

Verb

用語

to use words; to express oneself; to communicate

Synonyms

措辭／措辞 (cuòcí)
用詞／用词 (yòngcí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
用	語
よう Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーご [yòógó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

用(よう)語(ご) • (yōgo)

terminology; jargon
ネット用語(ようご) ― netto yōgo ― internet slang

放送禁止(ほうそうきんし)用語(ようご) ― hōsō kinshi yōgo ― words that are banned from being aired

差別(さべつ)用語(ようご) ― sabetsu yōgo ― discriminatory language