名言

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (名言)		名	言
simp. #(名言)		名	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ jin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miàng-ngièn / miàng-ngiàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): miâ-giân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngyán
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-yen²
    • Yale: míng-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingyan
    • Palladius: минъянь (minʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: mìhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: miangˇ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: miang² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: miangˇ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: miang² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: miâ-giân
    • Tâi-lô: miâ-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mia'gieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /miã²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /miã²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /miã¹³⁻²² ɡiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /miã²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /miã²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/

Noun

名言

1. saying (expression offering advice or wisdom)

Synonyms

• 古話／古话 (gǔhuà)
• 格言 (géyán)
• 諺語／谚语 (yànyǔ)
• 警句 (jǐngjù)

 

See also

• 名詞／名词 (míngcí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	言
めい Grade: 1	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めーげん [mèégéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

名(めい)言(げん) • (meigen) 

1. witticism, golden words
2. famous saying

Synonyms

• 格言(かくげん) (kakugen)

Derived terms

• 迷言(めいげん) (meigen)

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	言

Noun

名言 • (myeongeon) (hangeul 명언)

1. Hanja form^? of 명언 (“famous saying”).