雅言
Chinese
| elegant | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雅言) | 雅 | 言 | |
| simp. #(雅言) | 雅 | 言 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǎyán
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎyán
- Wade–Giles: ya3-yen2
- Yale: yǎ-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeayan
- Palladius: яянь (jajanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa5 jin4
- Yale: ngáh yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa5 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: nga5 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː¹³ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngá-giân
- Tâi-lô: ngá-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: ngafgieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
雅言
- (historical) Yayan (standard form of spoken Chinese, and lingua franca, of ancient China)
Antonyms
- 方言 (fāngyán)
Noun
雅言
- (literary) reasonable remark
- (literary) elegant diction