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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Derived terms
Chinese
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beautiful; beauty; America
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad.
(
美言
)
美
言
simp.
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(
美言
)
美
言
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
měiyán
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄇㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
mei
5
jin
4
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
bí-giân
/
bí-gân
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
měiyán
Zhuyin
:
ㄇㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
měiyán
Wade–Giles
:
mei
3
-yen
2
Yale
:
měi-yán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
meeiyan
Palladius
:
мэйянь
(mɛjjanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
mei
5
jin
4
Yale
:
méih yìhn
Cantonese Pinyin
:
mei
5
jin
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
méi
5
yin
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/mei̯¹³ jiːn
²¹
/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
,
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
bí-giân
Tâi-lô
:
bí-giân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
by'gieen
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
bí-gân
Tâi-lô
:
bí-gân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
by'gaan
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan¹³/
Verb
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美言
to
put in
a
good
word
for
somebody
Derived terms
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美言不信
美言可以市