發語詞

Chinese

to initiate; to open words and phrases
trad. (發語詞) 發 語詞
simp. (发语词) 发 语词

Pronunciation

Noun

發語詞

Examples (sentence-initial particle)

夫 (OC *ba)
維 (OC *ɢʷi)/惟 (OC *ɢʷi), poetic or formal
蹇 (OC *kranʔ)/謇 (OC *kranʔ), dialectal, chiefly in the Verses of Chu

  1. (grammar) sentence-initial particle (function word that indicates the start of an expression, chiefly in Classical Chinese)
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