笑言

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (笑言)		笑	言
simp. #(笑言)		笑	言
anagram		言笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàoyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàoyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàoyán
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-yen²
    • Yale: syàu-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawyan
    • Palladius: сяоянь (sjaojanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

Verb

笑言

1. (literary) to talk and laugh

Synonyms

• 言笑 (yánxiào)

Noun

笑言

1. (literary) joke
2. (literary) smiling and speech

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (笑言):

• → Japanese: 笑言(しょうげん) (shōgen)