緒言

See also: 绪言

Chinese

		beginnings; clues; mental state beginnings; clues; mental state; thread	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (緒言)		緒	言
simp. (绪言)		绪	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xùyán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁵ jin⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū-giân

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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    序言
    緒言 / 绪言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: séuih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁵ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁵ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯¹³ jiːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sū-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²³/

Noun

緒言

preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

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)
序言 (xùyán)
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)