遺言

See also: 遗言

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (遺言)		遺	言
simp. (遗言)		遗	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yíyán

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùi-ngièn / vùi-ngiàn
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-giân / ûi-gân / î-giân / î-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yíyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiyan
  - IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: wàih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùi-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vuiˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vui² ngian²
  - IPA: /vu̯i¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùi-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vuiˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vui² ngian²
  - IPA: /vu̯i¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-giân
  - Tâi-lô: uî-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'gieen
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ giɛn²³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-gân
  - Tâi-lô: uî-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'gaan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ gan²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² gan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ gan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-giân
  - Tâi-lô: î-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: i'gieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /i²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-gân
  - Tâi-lô: î-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: i'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² gan¹³/

Noun

遺言

last words; deathbed wishes; testament

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
遺	言
ゆい Grade: 6	ごん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

遺言 (hiragana ゆいごん, rōmaji yuigon)

will; a legal document that states who is to receive a person's estate and assets after their death.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
遺	言
い Grade: 6	ごん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

遺言 (hiragana いごん, rōmaji igon)

Same as above.