諛言

See also: 谀言

Chinese

		flatter	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (諛言)		諛	言
simp. (谀言)		谀	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúyán

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yúyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúyán
  - Wade–Giles: yü²-yen²
  - Yale: yú-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuyan
  - Palladius: юйянь (jujjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

Noun

諛言

flattering words

Japanese

Kanji in this term
諛	言
ゆ Hyōgai	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 諛言 / 谀言 (yu + ngjon, literally “flatter + speech”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆげん [yùgéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

諛(ゆ)言(げん) • (yugen)

flattering words

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
諛	言

Noun

諛言 • (yueon) (hangeul 유언)

hanja form^? of 유언 (“flattering words”)