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Jyutping jin4 jyu5
Pinyin yán yu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to speak
  2. to tell
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. communication

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Jyutping jin4 jyu5
Pinyin yán yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. (spoken) language
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    口述​所表​達​嘅​嘢
    speech; spoken language
    • 言語治療
      言语治疗
      jin4 jyu5 zi6 liu4
      speech therapy
    • 我一時口快,言語上有得罪嘅地方,請原諒。
      我一时口快,言语上有得罪嘅地方,请原谅。
      ngo5 jat1 si4 hau2 faai3, jin4 jyu5 soeng6 jau5 dak1 zeoi6 ge3 dei6 fong1, cing2 jyun4 loeng6.
      Please pardon my bluntness. I spoke without thinking.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    speech; spoken language
    (syn.) 腔, 話語, 话语, 說的話, 語言, 话, 口舌, 说的话, 話, 语言
    • 經初查,向某林(男,24歲)和吳某濤(男,20歲)在列車上拍攝小視頻,發出“卧倒”等言語,引發周圍乘客慌亂。
      经初查,向某林(男,24岁)和吴某涛(男,20岁)在列车上拍摄小视频,发出“卧倒”等言语,引发周围乘客慌乱。
      jīng chū chá , xiàng mǒu lín ( nán , 24 suì ) hé wú mǒu tāo ( nán , 20 suì ) zài liè chē shàng pāi shè xiǎo shì pín , fā chū “ wò dǎo ” děng yán yǔ , yǐn fā zhōu wéi chéng kè huāng luàn .
      According to initial investigations, Xiang *-lin (male, 24) and Wu *-tao (male, 20) were shooting a short video in the train, and said things such as "lie down", inducing panic in surrounding passengers.
  2. verb, Hakka, Mandarin, colloquial
    to speak; to say a word
    (syn.) 講事話, 話說話, 開腔, 講話, 言傳, 講事, 話話, 說話, 講水話, 沫話, 講閒話, 講說話, 言語, 呾話, 話事, 講嘢
    • 他一聲不言語就走了。
      他一声不言语就走了。
      tā yī shēng bù yán yu jiù zǒu le .
      He left without saying anything.
    • 你怎麼不言語?
      你怎么不言语?
      nǐ zěn me bù yán yu ?
      Why aren't you saying anything?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #874
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我难以用言语表达我的感情。
    我難以用言語表達我的感情。
    wǒ nán yǐ yòng yán yǔ biǎo dá wǒ de gǎn qíng 。
    • I can't convey my feelings in words.
    • I find it hard to express my feelings in words.
  2. Mandarin
    这个世界上有些事物根本不能用言语形容。
    這個世界上有些事物根本不能用言語形容。
    zhè ge shì jiè shàng yǒu xiē shì wù gēn běn bù néng yòng yán yǔ xíng róng 。
    • There are things in this world which simply cannot be expressed in the form of words.
  3. Mandarin
    我觉得很难用言语表达我的意思。
    我覺得很難用言語表達我的意思。
    wǒ jué de hěn nán yòng yán yǔ biǎo dá wǒ de yì si 。
    • I find it difficult to express my meaning in words.
  4. Mandarin
    我父母在的时候,请你言语注意分寸。
    我父母在的時候,請你言語注意分寸。
    wǒ fù mǔ zài de shí hou , qǐng nǐ yán yǔ zhù yì fēn cun 。
    • Please keep your language decent while my parents are here.
  5. Mandarin
    那景色美到言语无法形容。
    那景色美到言語無法形容。
    nà jǐng sè měi dào yán yǔ wú fǎ xíng róng 。
    • The scenery was too beautiful for words.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    言语治疗
    言語治療
    jin4 jyu5 zi6 liu4
    • speech therapy
  2. Cantonese
    我一时口快,言语上有得罪嘅地方,请原谅。
    我一時口快,言語上有得罪嘅地方,請原諒。
    ngo5 jat1 si4 hau2 faai3, jin4 jyu5 soeng6 jau5 dak1 zeoi6 ge3 dei6 fong1, cing2 jyun4 loeng6.
    • Please pardon my bluntness. I spoke without thinking.
  3. Cantonese
    言语
    言語
    jin4 jyu5
    • speech
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    对于一名身边没有亲人陪伴的重症患者来说,再多的言语安慰也比不上手与手的相握。
    對於一名身邊沒有親人陪伴的重症患者來説,再多的言語安慰也比不上手與手的相握。
    duì yú yī míng shēn biān méi yǒu qīn rén péi bàn de zhòng zhèng huàn zhě lái shuō , zài duō de yán yǔ ān wèi yě bǐ bù shàng shǒu yǔ shǒu de xiàng wò .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    言语
    言語
    yán yu
    • to speak; to tell
  3. Mandarin
    经初查,向某林(男,24岁)和吴某涛(男,20岁)在列车上拍摄小视频,发出“卧倒”等言语,引发周围乘客慌乱。
    經初查,向某林(男,24歲)和吳某濤(男,20歲)在列車上拍攝小視頻,發出“卧倒”等言語,引發周圍乘客慌亂。
    jīng chū chá , xiàng mǒu lín ( nán , 24 suì ) hé wú mǒu tāo ( nán , 20 suì ) zài liè chē shàng pāi shè xiǎo shì pín , fā chū “ wò dǎo ” děng yán yǔ , yǐn fā zhōu wéi chéng kè huāng luàn .
    • According to initial investigations, Xiang *-lin (male, 24) and Wu *-tao (male, 20) were shooting a short video in the train, and said things such as "lie down", inducing panic in surrounding passengers.
  4. Mandarin
    他一声不言语就走了。
    他一聲不言語就走了。
    tā yī shēng bù yán yu jiù zǒu le .
    • He left without saying anything.
  5. Mandarin
    你怎么不言语?
    你怎麼不言語?
    nǐ zěn me bù yán yu ?
    • Why aren't you saying anything?