能言善辯

Chinese

		to be able to speak; to have a way with words	to be eloquent; to be good at debating
trad. (能言善辯)		能言	善辯
simp. (能言善辩)		能言	善辩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): néngyánshànbiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: néngyánshànbiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: néngyánshànbiàn
    • Wade–Giles: nêng²-yen²-shan⁴-pien⁴
    • Yale: néng-yán-shàn-byàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyanshannbiann
    • Palladius: нэнъяньшаньбянь (nɛnʺjanʹšanʹbjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶
    • Yale: nàhng yìhn sihn bihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: neng⁴ yin⁴ xin⁶ bin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ siːn²² piːn²²/

Idiom

能言善辯

1. to be eloquent; to be articulate; to have the gift of the gab

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 喙尖舌利, 喙尖薄利