無鹽

Chinese

		not have	salt
trad. (無鹽)		無	鹽
simp. (无盐)		无	盐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ jim⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúyán
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-yen²
    • Yale: wú-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyan
    • Palladius: уянь (ujanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 無言／无言 無顏／无颜 無鹽／无盐

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ jim⁴
    • Yale: mòuh yìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ jim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ yim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ jiːm²¹/

Verb

無鹽

1. (literary) to have no salt; to lack salt; to be saltless

Proper noun

無鹽

1. (historical) An ancient placename in Shandong.
2. (historical) Nickname for Zhongli Chun, an unattractive woman from the above place, who bravely put herself forward to become the wife of King Xuan of Qi.
3. a surname

Derived terms

• 刻畫無鹽／刻画无盐
• 無鹽女／无盐女 (wúyánnǚ)
• 無鹽子／无盐子

 

Noun

無鹽

1. (literary, figurative) ugly but virtuous woman