練子語
Chinese
to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (練子語) | 練 | 子 | 語 | |
| simp. (练子语) | 练 | 子 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
練子語
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 繞口令 (“tongue-twister”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 繞口令, 拗口令 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 繞口令兒, 急口令兒, 拗口令兒 |
| Taiwan | 繞口令 | |
| Singapore | 繞口令 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 急口令 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 急口令 |
| Hong Kong | 急口令 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拗口令 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 練子語 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 桀口話, 謔喙訣 |
| Taipei | 盤喙錦 GT | |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 急口令 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |