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緒言

緒言

See also: 绪言

Chinese

		beginnings; clues; mental state beginnings; clues; mental state; thread	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (緒言)		緒	言
simp. (绪言)		绪	言

Noun

緒言

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Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xùyán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁵ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sū-giân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xùyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiwyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: séuih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁵ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯¹³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
  - Tâi-lô: sū-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ giɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ giɛn²³/