言志

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	the will
simp. and trad. (言志)		言	志

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-chih⁴
  - Yale: yán-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjyh
  - Palladius: яньчжи (janʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ zi³
  - Yale: yìhn ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡siː³³/

Verb

言志

to express one's will, aspirations, feelings, etc.

Derived terms

託物言志／托物言志
詩以言志／诗以言志
賦詩言志／赋诗言志

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言	志
げん Grade: 2	し Grade: 5

Noun

言(げん)志(し) • (genshi)

stating one's will and intentions

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