言志

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	the will
simp. and trad. (言志)		言	志

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-chih⁴
    • Yale: yán-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjyh
    • Palladius: яньчжи (janʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ zi³
    • Yale: yìhn ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡siː³³/

Verb

言志

1. to express one's will, aspirations, feelings, etc.

Derived terms

• 託物言志／托物言志
• 詩以言志／诗以言志
• 賦詩言志／赋诗言志

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言	志
げん Grade: 2	し Grade: 5

Noun

言(げん)志(し) • (genshi) 

1. stating one's will and intentions