能言

Chinese

		ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (能言)		能	言
simp. ^#(能言)		能	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): néngyán

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: néngyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: néngyán
  - Wade–Giles: nêng²-yen²
  - Yale: néng-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyan
  - Palladius: нэнъянь (nɛnʺjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

Verb

能言

(literary) to be able to speak
(literary) to have a way with words

Derived terms

能言善辯／能言善辩 (néngyánshànbiàn)
能言鳥／能言鸟 (néngyánniǎo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (能言):

→ Japanese: 能言(のうげん) (nōgen)
→ Korean: 능언(能言) (neung'eon)

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