語言

See also: 语言

Chinese

	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (語言)	語	言
simp. (语言)	语	言
anagram	言語／言语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǔyán

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): йүян (II-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): jyu⁵ jin⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngui⁴ ngun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngî-ngièn / ngî-ngiàn
Min Dong (BUC): ngṳ̄-ngiòng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gú-giân / gír-giân / gí-gân / gí-giân

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghe² ngang⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): nyy hhi (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǔyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuyan
  - IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: йүян (II-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /ʝyː⁵¹ jæ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: yúh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ jiːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngui⁴ ngun³
  - IPA ^(key): /ᵑgui²¹ ᵑgun²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngî-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi´ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi¹ ngian²
  - IPA: /ɲi²⁴ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngî-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi´ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi¹ ngian²
  - IPA: /ɲi²⁴ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̄-ngiòng
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋy³³⁻²¹ ŋyoŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gú-giân
  - Tâi-lô: gú-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gw'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /gu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gír-giân
  - Tâi-lô: gír-giân
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gí-gân
  - Tâi-lô: gí-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gy'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gan¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gí-giân
  - Tâi-lô: gí-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gy'gieen
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /gi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ giɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghe² ngang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gṳ́ ngâng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɡɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nyy hhi (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲy²² ɦi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ŋɨʌ^X ŋɨɐn/▼

Rime
Character	語	言
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	元 (65)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	魚巨切	語軒切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨʌ^X/	/ŋɨɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiɔ^X/	/ŋiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiɔ^X/	/ŋiɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɨə̆^X/	/ŋɨan/
Li Rong	/ŋiɔ^X/	/ŋiɐn/
Wang Li	/ŋĭo^X/	/ŋĭɐn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wo^X/	/ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǔ	yán

Noun

語言

(countable, uncountable) language (Classifier: 種／种; 門／门 m)
羅曼語言 / 罗曼语言 ― luómàn yǔyán ― Romance language

你會說哪些語言？ / 你会说哪些语言？ ― Nǐ huì shuō nǎ xiē yǔyán? ― What languages do you speak?

少數族群語言 / 少数族群语言 ― shǎoshù zúqún yǔyán ― minority language

授課語言 / 授课语言 ― shòukè yǔyán ― medium of instruction

Adjective

語言

(attributive) linguistic (relating to languages, or language use)
語言慣例 / 语言惯例 ― yǔyán guànlì ― linguistic convention

Derived terms

人工語言／人工语言 (réngōng yǔyán)
共同語言／共同语言 (gòngtóng yǔyán)
古典語言／古典语言 (gǔdiǎn yǔyán)
孤立語言／孤立语言 (gūlì yǔyán)
文學語言／文学语言 (wénxué yǔyán)
標記語言／标记语言 (biāojì yǔyán)
第二語言／第二语言 (dì'èr yǔyán)

肢體語言／肢体语言 (zhītǐ yǔyán)
自然語言處理／自然语言处理 (zìrányǔyán chǔlǐ)
語言學／语言学 (yǔyánxué)
語言藝術／语言艺术 (yǔyán yìshù)
語言關／语言关 (yǔyánguān)
身體語言／身体语言 (shēntǐ yǔyán)

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