言語

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

言語

1. speech; spoken language

   • 毋身質言語。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     毋身质言语。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Wú shēn zhì yányǔ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 一日不讀書，言語無味；三日不讀書，便覺面目可憎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     一日不读书，言语无味；三日不读书，便觉面目可憎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Song dynasty, Huang Tingjian

     Yī rì bù dúshū, yányǔ wúwèi; sān rì bù dúshū, biàn jué miànmùkězēng. [Pinyin]

     Not studying for a day, my speech becomes dull; Not studying for three days, my looks become repulsive.

   • 惟調查各方店名俱托本地之人而查本地之店名間有言語不同譯音因之亙異如福建雲南與廣東言語不同譯音亦因之不同三邑與四邑言語畧異而譯者亦間有稍別 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     惟调查各方店名俱托本地之人而查本地之店名间有言语不同译音因之亘异如福建云南与广东言语不同译音亦因之不同三邑与四邑言语略异而译者亦间有稍别 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1913, International Chinese Business Directory of the World for the Year 1913 (《萬國寄信便覽》), page 999

     wai⁴ diu⁶ caa⁴ gok³ fong¹ dim³ ming⁴ geoi¹ tok³ bun² dei⁶ zi¹ jan⁴ ji⁴ caa⁴ bun² dei⁶ zi¹ dim³ ming⁴ gaan¹ jau⁵ jin⁴ jyu⁵ bat¹ tung⁴ jik⁶ jam¹ jan¹ zi¹ gang² ji⁶ jyu⁴ fuk¹ gin³ wan⁴ naam⁴ jyu⁵ gwong² dung¹ jin⁴ jyu⁵ bat¹ tung⁴ jik⁶ jam¹ jik⁶ jan¹ zi¹ bat¹ tung⁴ saam¹ jap¹ jyu⁵ sei³ jap¹ jin⁴ jyu⁵ loek⁶ ji⁶ ji⁴ jik⁶ ze² jik⁶ gaan¹ jau⁵ saau² bit⁶ [Jyutping]

     However, investigating the names of stores in each place is left to locals, and in between investigating the names of stores, their speech is not the same, and because of this, transcriptions continuously differ, such as Fuhkien, Yunnan, and Canton having different speech, and transcriptions also being different because of this. The speech of the Three Counties and the Four Counties are largely different, and there are also slight differences between translators.

   • 經初查，向某林（男，24歲）和吳某濤（男，20歲）在列車上拍攝小視頻，發出「臥倒」等言語，引發周圍乘客慌亂。 [MSC, trad.]
     经初查，向某林（男，24岁）和吴某涛（男，20岁）在列车上拍摄小视频，发出「卧倒」等言语，引发周围乘客慌乱。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019 May 17, 深圳公交公安 on 微博 (wēibó)

     Jīng chū chá, Xiàng Mǒulín (nán, 24 suì) hé Wú Mǒutāo (nán, 20 suì) zài lièchēshàng pāishè xiǎoshìpín, fāchū “wòdǎo” děng yányǔ, yǐnfā zhōuwéi chéngkè huāngluàn. [Pinyin]

     According to initial investigations, Xiang *-lin (male, 24) and Wu *-tao (male, 20) were shooting a short video in the train, and said things such as "lie down", inducing panic in surrounding passengers.

言語

1. (colloquial Mandarin, Hakka) to speak; to say a word

   他一聲不言語就走了。 [MSC, trad.]
   他一声不言语就走了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yīshēng bù yányu jiù zǒu le. [Pinyin]

   He left without saying anything.

   你怎麼不言語？／你怎么不言语？  ―  Nǐ zěnme bù yányu?  ―  Why aren't you saying anything?

Kanji in this term
言	語
げん Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

• (Tokyo) げんご [géꜜǹgò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞]

言(げん)語(ご) • (gengo) ^{←げんご (gengo)?}

1. language, speech
2. (linguistics) langue

   Synonym: ラング (rangu)

   Antonym: 言 (gen)

• 言(げん)語(ご)に絶(ぜっ)する (gengo ni zessuru)

Kanji in this term
言	語
ごん Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
goon

• (Tokyo) ごんご [góꜜǹgò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡõ̞ŋɡo̞]

言(ごん)語(ご) • (gongo) ^{←ごんご (gongo)?}

1. (obsolete, Buddhism) language, speech

• 言(ごん)語(ご)道(どう)断(だん) (gongo dōdan)

Kanji in this term
言	語
げん Grade: 2	ぎょ Grade: 2
kan'on

• (Tokyo) げんぎょ [géꜜǹgyò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋʲɡʲo̞]

言(げん)語(ぎょ) • (gengyo) ^{←げんぎよ (gengyo)?}

1. (obsolete) language, speech

Hanja in this term
言	語

言語 • (eoneo) (hangeul 언어)

1. hanja form^? of 언어 (“language”)

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
言	語

言語

1. chữ Hán form of ngôn ngữ (“language”).