千言萬語

See also: 千言万语

Chinese

		thousand	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	ten thousand; a great number; surname	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (千言萬語)		千	言	萬	語
simp. (千言万语)		千	言	万	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiānyánwànyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qian¹ yan² wan⁴ yu³
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ jin⁴ maan⁶ jyu⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiên-ngièn-van-ngî / chhiên-ngiàn-van-ngî

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiên¹ ngian² van⁴ ngi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiân-giân-bān-gí
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cienn¹ ienn² uan⁴ y³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānyánwànyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianyánwànyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-yen²-wan⁴-yü³
  - Yale: chyān-yán-wàn-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianyanwannyeu
  - Palladius: цяньяньваньюй (cjanʹjanʹvanʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qian¹ yan² wan⁴ yu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kianjanwanj
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ iɛn²¹ uan²¹³ y⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ jin⁴ maan⁶ jyu⁵
  - Yale: chīn yìhn maahn yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ jin⁴ maan⁶ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ yin⁴ man⁶ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ maːn²² jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiên-ngièn-van-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien´ ngienˇ van ngi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ ngian² van⁴ ngi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiên-ngiàn-van-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien´ ngianˇ van ngi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ ngian² van⁴ ngi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiên¹ ngian² van⁴ ngi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiân-giân-bān-gí
  - Tâi-lô: tshiân-giân-bān-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chien'gienbaxn'gie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cienn¹ ienn² uan⁴ y³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

Idiom

千言萬語

thousands and thousands of words; to have much to say