微言

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (微言)		微	言
simp. ^#(微言)		微	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiyán, wéiyán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiyán
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-yen²
  - Yale: wēi-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyan
  - Palladius: вэйянь (vɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    威嚴／威严
    微言
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéiyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiyán
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-yen²
  - Yale: wéi-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiyan
  - Palladius: вэйянь (vɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: mèih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

Noun

微言

(literary) opposite opinion
Synonym: 微詞／微词 (wēicí)

我對這做法頗有微言。 [MSC, trad.]
我对这做法颇有微言。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ duì zhè zuòfǎ pō yǒu wēiyán. [Pinyin]
I don't quite agree with this solution.
(dated) subtle commentary; laconic expression of opinion

Derived terms

微言大義／微言大义 (wēiyándàyì)
微言精義／微言精义

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.