序言

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xùyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ jin⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sǐr-giân / sū-giân / sī-gân
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zhiu-yi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xùyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syùyán
    • Wade–Giles: hsü⁴-yen²
    • Yale: syù-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhyan
    • Palladius: сюйянь (sjujjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 序言 緒言／绪言

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zeoi⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: jeuih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯²² jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 序言 贅言／赘言

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-giân
    • Tâi-lô: sǐr-giân
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-giân
    • Tâi-lô: sū-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxgieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-gân
    • Tâi-lô: sī-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixgaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zhiu-yi
    • MiniDict: zhiu^去 yi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxy-hhi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑy²² ɦi⁴⁴/

Noun

序言

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

Synonyms

• 前序 (qiánxù)
• 前言 (qiányán)
• 前記／前记 (qiánjì)
• 卷首語／卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)
• 導言／导言 (dǎoyán)
• 小序 (xiǎoxù)
• 小引 (xiǎoyǐn)
• 序 (xù)
• 序文 (xùwén)
• 弁言 (biànyán) (literary)
• 引言 (yǐnyán)
• 抐話頭／抐话头 (Hokkien)
• 發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)
• 短序 (duǎnxù)
• 緒言／绪言 (xùyán)
• 緒論／绪论 (xùlùn)
• 自序 (zìxù) (by the author)
• 話頭／话头 (Hokkien)
• 踏話頭／踏话头 (Hokkien)
• 開場白／开场白 (kāichǎngbái)
• 頭序／头序 (Hokkien)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (序言):

• → Japanese: 序言(じょげん) (jogen)
• → Korean: 서언(序言) (seo'eon)