無言

See also: 无言

Chinese
not have
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (無言) 無 言
simp. (无言) 无 言

Pronunciation

Verb

無言

  1. to have nothing to say; to be silent

Derived terms
  • 啞口無言／哑口无言 (yǎkǒuwúyán)
  • 啞然無言／哑然无言
  • 嘿嘿無言／嘿嘿无言
  • 木訥無言／木讷无言
  • 杜口無言／杜口无言
  • 桃李無言，下自成蹊／桃李无言，下自成蹊
  • 無言不讎，無德不報／无言不雠，无德不报
  • 無言以對／无言以对 (wúyányǐduì)
  • 無言症／无言症
  • 相對無言／相对无言
  • 緘口無言／缄口无言
  • 閉口無言／闭口无言
  • 頓口無言／顿口无言 (dùnkǒuwúyán)
  • 默默無言／默默无言

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (無言):
  • → Japanese: 無言(むげん) (mugen); 無言(むごん) (mugon)
  • → Korean: 무언(無言) (mueon)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
無 言
む
Grade: 4		 ごん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

無(む)言(ごん) • (mugon) 

  1. silence
    その無言(むごん)は多(おお)くを語(かた)っている。
    Sono mugon wa ōku o katatteiru.
    That silence is saying much.
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
無 言
む
Grade: 4		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むげん [mùgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

無(む)言(げん) • (mugen) 

  1. silence

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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