自言自語

See also: 自言自语

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (自言自語)		自	言	自	語
simp. (自言自语)		自	言	自	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyánzìyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jin⁴ zi⁶ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-ngièn-chhṳ-ngî / chhṳ-ngiàn-chhṳ-ngî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyánzìyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyánzìhyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yen²-tzŭ⁴-yü³
    • Yale: dz̀-yán-dz̀-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyantzyhyeu
    • Palladius: цзыяньцзыюй (czyjanʹczyjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ jin⁴ zi⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: jih yìhn jih yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jin⁴ dzi⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yin⁴ ji⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jiːn²¹ t͡siː²² jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-ngièn-chhṳ-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii ngien^ˇ cii ngi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ ngian² ci⁴ ngi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯en¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-ngiàn-chhṳ-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii ngian^ˇ cii ngi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ ngian² ci⁴ ngi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯an¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

Verb

自言自語

1. (idiomatic) to talk to oneself; to think aloud