to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname | ||
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trad. (言談) | 言 | 談 | |
simp. (言谈) | 言 | 谈 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 言 | 談 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 定 (7) |
Final (韻) | 元 (65) | 談 (143) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | III | I |
Fanqie | 語軒切 | 徒甘切 |
Baxter | ngjon | dam |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋɨɐn/ | /dɑm/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ŋiɐn/ | /dɑm/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ŋiɐn/ | /dɑm/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋɨan/ | /dam/ |
Li Rong |
/ŋiɐn/ | /dɑm/ |
Wang Li |
/ŋĭɐn/ | /dɑm/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋɨ̯ɐn/ | /dʱɑm/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yán | tán |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jin4 | taam4 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 言 | 談 |
Reading # | 3/4 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yán | tán |
Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjon › | ‹ dam › |
Old Chinese |
/*ŋa[n]/ | /*lˁ[o]m/ |
English | speak; speech | speak |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 言 | 談 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 14271 | 14292 |
Phonetic component |
言 | 炎 |
Rime group |
元 | 談 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
言 | 談 |
Old Chinese |
/*ŋan/ | /*l'aːm/ |
言談
言談