微言

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (微言)		微	言
simp. #(微言)		微	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēiyán, wéiyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiyán
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-yen²
    • Yale: wēi-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyan
    • Palladius: вэйянь (vɛjjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiyán
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-yen²
    • Yale: wéi-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiyan
    • Palladius: вэйянь (vɛjjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: mèih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

Noun

微言

1. (literary) opposite opinion

   Synonym: 微詞／微词 (wēicí)

   我對這做法頗有微言。 [MSC, trad.]
   我对这做法颇有微言。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ duì zhè zuòfǎ pō yǒu wēiyán. [Pinyin]

   I don't quite agree with this solution.

2. (dated) subtle commentary; laconic expression of opinion

Derived terms

• 微言大義／微言大义 (wēiyándàyì)
• 微言精義／微言精义