序言

序言

Chinese

		order; sequence; preface	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (序言)		序	言
variant forms		敘言／叙言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xùyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sǐr-giân / sū-giân / sī-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: xùyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiwyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: zeoi⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: jeuih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯²² jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 序言 贅言／赘言

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-giân
    • Tâi-lô: sǐr-giân
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² giɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
    • Tâi-lô: sū-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ giɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-gân
    • Tâi-lô: sī-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixgaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ gan¹³/

Noun

序言

1. preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 序言

前言 (qiányán) 前記／前记 (qiánjì) 小序 (xiǎoxù) 小引 (xiǎoyǐn) 序文 (xùwén) 弁言 (biànyán) 引言 (yǐnyán)

發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical) 短序 (duǎnxù) 緒言／绪言 (xùyán) 自序 (zìxù) (by the author) 踏話頭／踏话头 (Min Nan) 開場白／开场白 (kāichǎngbái)