啞語
Chinese
| dumb; mute; (onomat.) | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (啞語) | 啞 | 語 | |
| simp. (哑语) | 哑 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǎyǔ [Phonetic: yáyǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎyǔ
- Wade–Giles: ya3-yü3
- Yale: yǎ-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeayeu
- Palladius: яюй (jajuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa2 jyu5
- Yale: á yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa2 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: a2 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³⁵ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
啞語
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 手語 (“sign language”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 手語, 啞語 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 手語 |
| Singapore | 手語 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 手語 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 手語 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 手語 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 手語 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 手語 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 手語 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 手語 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 手語 |
| Quanzhou | 手語 | |
| Zhangzhou | 手語 | |
| Taipei | 手語 GT | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |