能言

Chinese

		ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (能言)		能	言
simp. #(能言)		能	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): néngyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: néngyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: néngyán
    • Wade–Giles: nêng²-yen²
    • Yale: néng-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyan
    • Palladius: нэнъянь (nɛnʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

Verb

能言

1. (literary) to be able to speak
2. (literary) to have a way with words

Derived terms

• 能言善辯／能言善辩 (néngyánshànbiàn)
• 能言鳥／能言鸟 (néngyánniǎo)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (能言):

• → Japanese: 能言(のうげん) (nōgen)
• → Korean: 능언(能言) (neung'eon)