諱言

諱言

Chinese

		avoid mentioning; to taboo	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (諱言)		諱	言
simp. (讳言)		讳	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huìyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁵ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): hùi-giân / hùi-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huìyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueyyan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huèiyán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: wáih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hùi-giân
    • Tâi-lô: huì-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huie'gieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui²¹⁻⁴¹ giɛn²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hui²¹⁻⁵³ giɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hui¹¹⁻⁵³ giɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ giɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hùi-gân
    • Tâi-lô: huì-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huie'gaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui²¹⁻⁵³ gan¹³/

Verb

諱言

1. to dare not or would not speak up