矢言
Chinese
| arrow; dart | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shǐyán
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhyán
- Wade–Giles: shih3-yen2
- Yale: shř-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyyan
- Palladius: шиянь (šijanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci2 jin4
- Yale: chí yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi2 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi2 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
矢言
- (literary) to vow to; to pledge to; to make an oath to
- 於是莊公遷其母武姜於城潁，誓言曰：「不至黃泉，毋相見也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Yúshì Zhuānggōng qiān qí mǔ Wǔ Jiāng yú chéng Yǐng, shìyán yuē: “Bù zhì Huángquán, wú xiàngjiàn yě.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
于是庄公迁其母武姜于城颍，誓言曰：「不至黄泉，毋相见也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Noun
矢言