例句

Chinese

		example; precedent; rule example; precedent; rule; case; instance	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
trad. (例句)		例	句
simp. ^#(例句)		例	句

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìjù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ geoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìjyù
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-chü⁴
  - Yale: lì-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjiuh
  - Palladius: лицзюй (liczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lai⁶ geoi³
  - Yale: laih geui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ goey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ gêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² kɵy̯³³/

Noun

例句

example sentence (in a dictionary); illustrative sentence
Synonym: 例文 (lìwén)

閱讀例句，並回答下列問題。 [MSC, trad.]
阅读例句，并回答下列问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Yuèdú lìjù, bìng huídá xiàliè wèntí. [Pinyin]
Read the example sentences and answer the following questions.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (例句):

→ Japanese: 例(れい)句(く) (reiku)
→ Korean: 례구(例句) (ryegu), 예구(例句) (yegu)