諫言

Chinese

		to admonish	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (諫言)		諫	言
simp. (谏言)		谏	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan³ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànyán
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-yen²
    • Yale: jyàn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannyan
    • Palladius: цзяньянь (czjanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan³ jin⁴
    • Yale: gaan yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan³ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan³ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³³ jiːn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kaenH ngjon

Rime
Character	諫	言
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	刪 (69)	元 (65)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	古晏切	語軒切
Baxter	kaenH	ngjon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠanH/	/ŋɨɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚanH/	/ŋiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐnH/	/ŋiɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨnH/	/ŋɨan/
Li Rong	/kanH/	/ŋiɐn/
Wang Li	/kanH/	/ŋĭɐn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kanH/	/ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiàn	yán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaan3	jin4

Noun

諫言

1. (literary) forthright exhortation

Synonyms

• 諍言／诤言 (zhèngyán)

Verb

諫言

1. (literary) to provide forthright counsel