斷言

See also: 断言

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (斷言)		斷	言
simp. (断言)		断	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duànyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun³ jin⁴, dyun⁶ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): toàn-giân / toǎn-giân / toàn-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duànyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duànyán
    • Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-yen²
    • Yale: dwàn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannyan
    • Palladius: дуаньянь (duanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dyun³ jin⁴, dyun⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: dyun yìhn, dyuhn yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dyn³ jin⁴, dyn⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dün³ yin⁴, dün⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyːn³³ jiːn²¹/, /tyːn²² jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 斷然／断然 斷言／断言

Note: dyun6 jin4 - common variant.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toàn-giân
    • Tâi-lô: tuàn-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doarn'gieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tuan²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiɛn²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tuan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toǎn-giân
    • Tâi-lô: tuǎn-giân
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tuan²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toàn-gân
    • Tâi-lô: tuàn-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doarn'gaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuan²¹⁻⁵³ ɡan¹³/

Verb

斷言

1. to state categorically; to assert; to declare with confidence

Noun

斷言

1. affirmation; assertion; declaration
2. conclusion; verdict; judgement