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  jyu5   jyutping
  yu3   pinyin
[1] language; speech; expression; words [2] saying; proverb; set phrase [3] sign; signal [4] speak; say; talk; tell

Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
語 / 语

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detail  jyu5 jin4  yu3 yan2 = language
detail  hon3 jyu5  han4 yu3 = Chinese (language)
detail  jyut6 jyu5  yue4 yu3 = the Cantonese language
detail  hau2 jyu5  kou3 yu3 = colloquial language; spoken language
detail  gwok3 jyu5  guo2 yu3 = Mandarin; national language
detail  jin4 jyu5  yan2 yu3 = speech; words; speak; talk
detail  jyu5 faat3  yu3 fa3 = grammar
detail  jyu5 jam1  yu3 yin1 = enunciation
detail  pin3 jyu5  pian4 yu3 = phrase
detail  syu1 min6*2 jyu5  shu1 mian4 yu3 = written language; literary language
detail  mou5 jyu5  mu3 yu3 = native language; mother tongue
detail  zau3 jyu5  zhou4 yu3 = spell, curse, incantation,
detail  jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1  yue4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Cantonese romanisation
detail  ngoi6 jyu5  wai4 yu3 = foreign language
detail  mei5 gwok3 sau2 jyu5  mei3 guo2 shou3 yu3 = American Sign Language (ASL)
detail  sau2 jyu5  shou3 yu3 = sign language
detail  waa4 jyu5  hua2 yu3 = Chinese (spoken language)
detail  ping4 jyu5  ping2 yu3 = comment; remark
detail  cin1 jin4 maan6 jyu5  qian1 yan2 wan4 yu3 = innumerable words
detail  soeng1 gwaan1 jyu5  shuang1 guan1 yu3 = pun; wordplay
detail  jyu5 ging2  yu3 jing4 = context
detail  jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3   = to utter nonsense
detail  hon3 jyu5 ping3 jam1  han4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Hanyu Pinyin
detail  sing4 jyu5  cheng2 yu3 = language of phrases, idioms, [國]chengyu
detail  jyu5 jam1 hok6  yu3 yin1 xue2 = phonetics
detail  jyu5 jin4 hok6  yu3 yan2 xue2 = linguistics
detail  jyu5 jyun4 hok6   = etymology
detail  jyut6 jyu5  yue4 yu3 = Vietnamese language
detail  ci4 jyu5  ci2 yu3 = word, expression
detail  suk6 jyu5  shu2 yu3 = set expression; idiom
detail  lei5 jyu5  li3 yu3 = slang
detail  loeng5 man4 saam1 jyu5   = two written languages and three spoken languages
detail  hit3 hau6 jyu5  xie1 hou4 yu3 = two-part allegorical saying
detail  biu1 jyu5  biao1 yu3 = slogan; poster
detail  jat6 jyu5  ri4 yu3 = the Japanese language
detail 調  jyu5 diu6  yu3 diao4 = intonation
detail  jyu5 hei3  yu3 qi4 = tone
detail  jyu5 man4  yu3 wen2 = language and literaure
detail  jing1 jyu5  ying1 yu3 = the English language
detail  zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5  zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3 = to talk to oneself; to think aloud; soliloquy
detail  dak1 jyu5  de2 yu3 = the German language
detail  zuk6 jyu5  su2 yu3 = colloquialism, proverb, idiom
detail  faat3 jyu5  fa4 yu3 (Taiwan), fa3 yu3 (PRC) = French language
detail  gwaan3 jung6 jyu5  guan4 yong4 yu3 = colloquial phrase
detail  jyu5 ci4   = phraseology
detail  wai3 jyu5   = bawdry (lit., "dirty language")
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5   = Arabic (language)
detail  seot6 jyu5  shu4 yu3 = technical terms; jargon
detail  sau2 jyu5 caai1 zi6  shou3 yu3 cai1 zi4 = charades
detail  zuk6 jyu5 jau5 waa6   = as the saying goes
detail  bat1 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5  bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3 = cannot be mentioned in the same breath
detail  sai3 gaai3 dik1 jyu5 jin4  shi4 jie4 de5 yu3 yan2 = world language
detail  sai3 gaai3 jyu5  shi4 jie4 yu3 = world language, Esperanto
detail  zung1 sam1 jyu5  zhong1 xin1 yu3 = qualified word
detail  zyu2 jyu5  zhu3 yu3 = (grammatical) subject
detail  jan4 zou6 jyu5 jin4  ren2 zao4 yu3 yan2 = artificial language; constructed language
detail  jan5 jyu5  yin3 yu3 = quotation
detail  dai1 jyu5  di1 yu3 = mutter
detail  ngo4 jyu5  e2 yu3 = Russian (language)
detail  faan2 jyu5 faat3  fan3 yu3 fa3 = irony
detail  caap3 jap6 jyu5  cha1 ru4 yu3 = parenthesis, bracket
detail  syu1 se2 jyu5 jin4  shu1 xie3 yu3 yan2 = written language
detail  bun2 zuk6 jyu5  ben3 zu2 yu3 = native language; mother tongue
detail  hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5  han4 yu3 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HSK Test; Chinese Proficiency Test
detail  cing4 sik1 jyu5 jin4  cheng2 shi4 yu3 yan2 = programming language
detail  din6 nou5 jyu5 jin4  dian4 nao3 yu3 yan2 = programming language; computer language
detail  gou1 kap1 jyu5 jin4  gao1 ji2 yu3 yan2 = high level language
detail  gu2 din2 jyu5 jin4  gu3 dian3 yu3 yan2 = classical language
detail  gun1 fong1 jyu5 jin4  guan1 fang1 yu3 yan2 = official language
detail  gaa2 cit3 jyu5 hei3  jia3 she4 yu3 qi4 = subjunctive
detail  am3 jyu5  an4 yu3 = code word; tipoff
detail  on3 jyu5  an4 yu3 = note, comment
detail  ding6 jyu5  ding4 yu3 = [ling.] attributive (modifier)
detail  lai6 jyu5  li4 yu3 = example sentence
detail  biu1 jyu5 paai4  biao1 yu3 pai2 = a placard
detail  biu2 si6 jyu5 jam1 dik1  biao3 shi4 yu3 yin1 de5 = [adj] phonetic
detail  se5 gaau1 jyu5 jin4  she4 jiao1 yu3 yan2 = lingua franca
detail  jyu5 man4 lou5 si1  yu3 wen2 lao3 shi1 = language and literature teacher
detail  jyu5 faat3 seot6 jyu5  yu3 fa3 shu4 yu3 = grammatical term
detail  jyu5 jin4 hok6 gaa1  yu3 yan2 xue2 jia1 = linguist
detail  ji5 mou5 jyu5 hok6 zaap6   = learning in the mother tongue
detail  tung1 jung6 jyu5 jin4   = lingua franca
detail  jyu5 jam1 hap6 sing4   = speech synthesis
detail  jyu5 jam1 sik1 bit6   = speech recognition
detail  jyu5 jam1 din6 nou5   = voice computer
detail  hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 cak1 si3   = Chinese Language Proficiency Test (more commonly 漢語水平考試)
detail  gu2 hei1 lip6 /laap6 jyu5  gu3 xi1 la4 yu3 = ancient Greek (language)
detail  gei1 hei3 jyu5 jin4  ji1 qi4 yu3 yan2 = machine language
detail  hon3 jyu5 ci4 din2  han4 yu3 ci2 dian3 = a Chinese dictionary
detail  hon3 jyu5 jyu5 faat3  han4 yu3 yu3 fa3 = Chinese grammar
detail  mai4 jyu5  mi2 yu3 = riddle, conundrum
detail  jyut6 jyu5 waa6*2 kek6   = drama in Cantonese
detail  jing1 jyu5 meng4*2   = [n] English name (as opposed to Chinese)
detail  jyu5 hei3 ci4   = [ling.] a modal particle
detail  jyu5 geoi3   = [n] a phrase, sentence, wording
detail  jyu5 tai2 man4   = [n] writing in the style of spoken Chinese; Chinese vernacular literature
detail  jyu5 jam1 hok6 gaa1   = [n] a phonetician
detail  jyu5 jin4 hok6 haau6   = [n] a language school
detail  jyu5 jin4 sat6 jim6 sat1   = [n] a language laboratory
detail  jyu5 jin4 tin1 coi4   = [n] a language genius; facility with languages
detail  jyu5 jin4 zi6 hok6 zung1 sam1   = [n] an independent (self-learning) language center
detail  jyut6 jyu5 baan1   = [n] a Cantonese class or course
detail  jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3*2   = old Cantonese films
detail  jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin3*2   = Cantonese feature film
detail  jyut6 jyu5 fo3 bun2   = [n] a Cantonese textbook
detail  jyut6 jyu5 gaau3 fo1 syu1   = [n] a Cantonese textbook
detail  jyut6 jyu5 si4 doi6 kuk1   = [n] Cantonese period songs
detail  toi4 jyu5  tai2 yu3 = the Taiwanese language
detail  toi4 jyu5  tai2 yu3 = the Taiwanese language (閩南話)
detail  zung1 gwok3 sik1 jing1 jyu5  zhong1 guo2 shi4 ying1 yu3 = Chinglish
detail  fuk1 jyu5 seot6 ze2   = a ventriloquist
detail  fuk1 jyu5   = ventriloquism
detail  naam4 naam4 zi6 jyu5  nan2 nan2 zi4 yu3 = muttering to oneself
detail  zo6 jyu5 ci4   = sentence final particles; ending sound of the last syllable of a word
detail  man5 naam4 jyu5  min3 nan2 yu3 = Southern Fujian language , Minnan, Hokkien (Southern Min dialect)
detail  laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5   = mocking words; cold words
detail  je4 lou5 jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1  ye1 lu3 yue4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Cantonese Yale romanization
detail  jyut6 jyu5 fo3 cing4  yue4 yu3 ke4 cheng2 = Cantonese course
detail  soeng1 jyu5   = bilingual
detail  faai3 jan4 faai3 jyu5   = to be sb who doesn't waste time or words (lit., "fast man, fast words")
detail  pin3 jin4 zek3 jyu5  pian4 yan2 zhi1 yu3 = fragments of words
detail  tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5  tong2 ri4 er2 yu3 = be mentioned in the same breath
detail  jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa6*2 man4   = written Cantonese
detail  ho4 lok3 jyu5  he2 luo4 yu3 = the Heluo language (Taiyu/Hokkien)
detail  lau4 jin4 fei1 jyu5  liu2 yan2 fei1 yu3 = lies and slanders
detail  ciu4 jyu5  chao2 yu3 = Chiu-Chow 潮州 dialect; trendy words, trendy expressions
detail  hau2 jyu5 faa3  kou3 yu3 hua4 = colloquial
detail  soeng4 jung6 ci4 jyu5  chang2 yong4 ci2 yu3 = everyday expressions
detail  wu6 jyu5  hu4 yu3 = Shanghainese (language)
detail  jyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 kuk1  yue4 yu3 liu2 xing2 qv1 = Cantopop, Cantonese popular music
detail  faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5  hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3 = sweet but insincere words; flowery language; blandishments
detail  mat6 jyu5  wu4 yu3 = story
detail  jin6 jyu5  yan4 yu3 = a proverb, an idiom, an adage
detail  aa2 baa1 jing1 jyu5  ya5 ba1 ying1 yu3 = can read and write a language but can't speak it
detail  jyu5 jin4 gaau1 wun6  yu3 yan2 jiao1 huan4 = language exchange
detail  bat1 ngaa5 jung6 jyu5   = coarse language
detail  bat1 nang4 jung6 jin4 jyu5 jing4 jung4   = no words can describe
detail  fei1 jin4 jyu5 so2 nang4 jing4 jung4   = no words can describe
detail  ze3 jung6 jyu5  jie4 yong4 yu3 = loanword
detail  ngoi6 loi4 jyu5  wai4 lai2 yu3 = loanword
detail  ji5 jyu5  er3 yu3 = a whisper; to whisper
detail 滿  mun5 jyu5  man3 yu3 = the Manchu language
detail  jyu5 hai6  yu3 xi4 = language system
detail  cau3 jyu5   = foul language
detail  zuk6 jyu5 waa6 zaai1  su2 yu3 hua4 zhai1 = as the saying has it
detail  miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1  miao4 yu3 lian2 zhu1 = make witty remarks one after another
detail  faan2 jyu5  fan3 yu3 = irony
detail  jung6 jyu5  yong4 yu3 = wording, term
detail  sai3 jyu5  xi4 yu3 = speak softly
detail  jyu5 beng6  yu3 bing4 = faulty wording / formulation; solecism
detail  jyu5 ngaam4   = extremely poor formulation, big grammatical mistake
detail  mong5 haa6 dyun3 jyu5  wang4 xia4 duan4 yu3 = to presumptuously pass a judgment on sb.
detail  mou5 jyu5 gaau3 hok6  mou3 yu3 jiao4 xue2 = mother tongue teaching; native language instruction / education
detail  zi1 tai2 jyu5 jin4  zhi1 ti3 yu3 yan2 = body language
detail  cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5  qian2 yan2 bu2 dui4 hou4 yu3 = talk incoherently; utter disconnected phrases
detail  waa6 jyu5  hua4 yu3 = words; comment; remark
detail  jan3 dei6 jyu5  yin4 di4 yu3 = Hindi
detail  zung1 man4 hau2 jyu5 faa3  zhong1 wen2 kou3 yu3 hua4 = Chinese in spoken form
detail  zung1 sik1 jing1 jyu5  zhong1 shi4 ying1 yu3 = Chinglish
detail  lai5 maau6 jyu5  li3 mao4 yu3 = politeness expression
detail  haa6 jyu5  xia4 yu3 = Amoyese (language)
detail  wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5  hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3 = talk nonsense; rave at
detail  jyu5 luk6  yu3 lu4 = quotation
detail  jyu4 jin4 ngai6 seot6  yu3 yan2 wei3 shu4 = deceptive art in language
detail  wai5 jyu5  wei4 yu3 = predicate
detail  fung1 jin4 fung1 jyu5  feng1 yan2 feng1 yu3 = groundless remarks; slanderous talk
detail 使  mou5 jyu5 sai2 jung6 ze2  mu3 yu3 shi3 yong4 zhe3 = native speaker(s)
detail  jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 jung6 jyu5  ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 yong4 yu3 = daily life language / everyday life language
detail  ging3 jyu5  jing4 yu3 = words of courtesy
detail  jyu5 hei3 zo6 ci4  yu3 qi4 zhu4 ci2 = modal auxiliary
detail  bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jyu5  bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 yu3 = Bulgarian language
detail  oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jyu5  ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 yu3 = Estonian language
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 jyu5  ai4 er3 lan2 yu3 = the Irish language
detail  bo1 laan4 jyu5  bo1 lan2 yu3 = Polish (language)
detail  mong5 zai3 mong5 lou6 jyu5 jam1 hip3 ding6  wang3 ji4 wang3 lu4 yu3 yin1 xie2 ding4 = VoIP, Voice over IP
detail  dai1 kap1 jyu5 jin4  di1 ji2 yu3 yan2 = low level (computer) language
detail  dai1 gaai1 jyu5 jin4  di1 jie1 yu3 yan2 = low level (computer) language
detail  hak1 lo4 dei6 aa3 jyu5  ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 yu3 = Croatian (language)
detail  cyun4 guk6 jyu5 ging2  quan2 ju2 yu3 jing4 = global context
detail  cin4 ci4 din2 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1  qian2 ci2 dian3 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = prelexical phonology
detail  cin4 ci4 wui6 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1  qian2 ci2 hui4 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = pre-lexical phonological processing
detail  bak1 ging1 jyu5 jin4 hok6 jyun6*2  bei3 jing1 yu3 yan2 xue2 yuan4 = Beijing languages institute
detail  hap6 sing4 jyu5 ging2  he2 cheng2 yu3 jing4 = composite context
detail  hap6 sing4 jyu5 jam1  he2 cheng2 yu3 yin1 = assembled phonology
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 hak1 lo4 dei6 aa3 jyu5  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 yu3 = Serbo-Croatian (language)
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 jyu5  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 yu3 = Serbian (language)
detail  maang6 gaa1 laai1 jyu5  meng4 jia1 la1 yu3 = Bengalese
detail  hei1 baak3 loi4 jyu5  xi1 bo2 lai2 yu3 = Hebrew (language)
detail  hei1 baak3 loi4 jyu5  xi1 bo2 lai2 yu3 = Hebrew (language)
detail  hei1 lip6/laap6 jyu5  xi1 la4 yu3 = (modern) Greek (language)
detail  ziu1 sin1 jyu5  chao2 xian1 yu3 (Taiwan), chao2 xian3 yu3 (PRC) = Korean language
detail  gei1 haai6 jyu5 jin4  ji1 xie4 yu3 yan2 = machine language
detail  au1 zau1 jyu5 jin4  ou1 zhou1 yu3 yan2 = European language
detail  bo1 si1 jyu5  bo1 si1 yu3 = Farsi, Persian (language)
detail  tou2 ji5 kei4 jyu5  tu3 er3 qi2 yu3 = Turkish (language)
detail  wai1 ji5 si6 jyu5  wei1 er3 shi4 yu3 = Welsh (language)
detail  ji3 daai6 lei6 jyu5  yi4 da4 li4 yu3 = Italian (language)
detail  guk6 bou6 jyu5 ging2  ju2 bu4 yu3 jing4 = [ling.] local context
detail  hung1 ngaa4 lei6 jyu5  xiong1 ya2 li4 yu3 = Hungarian (language)
detail  wan6 hap6 sat1 jyu5 zing3  hun4 he2 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = mixed aphasia
detail  zi2 bat1 jyu5   = "Zi Bu Yu", a collection of allegedly true supernatural stories
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 dik1  a1 la1 bo2 yu3 de5 = [adj] Arabic
detail  cing4 zeoi6 cit3 gai3 jyu5 jin4  cheng2 xu4 she4 ji4 yu3 yan2 = [n] programming language
detail  jyu5 jin4 caan2 saang1  yu3 yan2 chan3 sheng1 = production of speech
detail  jyu5 jin4 nang4 lik6  yu3 yan2 neng2 li4 = verbal ability
detail  jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6  yu3 yin1 xin4 hao4 = voice signal
detail  jyu5 jam1 ji3 sik1  yu3 yin1 yi4 shi4 = phonetic awareness
detail  jyu5 jam1 gei6 haau2  yu3 yin1 ji4 qiao3 = phonological skill
detail  jyu5 jam1 tung1 seon3 tung1 dou6  yu3 yin1 tong1 xun4 tong1 dao4 = voice (communications) channel
detail  gou1 gaai1 jyu5 jin4  gao1 jie1 yu3 yan2 = high level language
detail  sat1 jyu5 zing3  shi1 yu3 zheng4 = aphasia (brain disorder causing inability to speak or comprehend language)
detail  biu2 daat6 sat1 jyu5 zing3  biao3 da2 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = expressive aphasia
detail  jyu5 jam1 sat1 jyu5 zing3  yu3 yin1 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = phonetic aphasia
detail  san1 ngaa5 zung1 gwok3 jyu5 man4 jin4 zaap6 so2   = the New Asia Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center
detail  jyu5 man4 hok6 gaa1  yu3 wen2 xue2 jia1 = philologist
detail  zung1 gwok3 jyu5 jin4 kap6 man4 hok6 hai6   = [n] Department of Chinese languages and literature
detail  sik6 dou6 jyu5   = esophageal speech
detail  bou2 jyu5  bu3 yu3 = complement (grammar)
detail  leon6 jyu5  lun2 yu3 = the analects of Confucius
detail  jat6 bun2 jyu5  ri4 ben3 yu3 = the Japanese language, Nihongo
detail  bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5  bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 yu3 = Bosnian (language)
detail  faan6 jyu5  fan4 yu3 = Sanskrit
detail  soeng6 gu2 hon3 jyu5  shang4 gu3 han4 yu3 = Old Chinese; Archaic Chinese
detail  zung1 gu2 hon3 jyu5  zhong1 gu3 han4 yu3 = Middle Chinese; Ancient Chinese
detail  gam3 jyu5  gan3 yu3 = Gan Chinese
detail ,  sik6 bat1 jin4 cam2 bat1 jyu5  shi2 bu4 yan2 qin3 bu4 yu3 = Don’t talk while eating, don’t speak after lying down for sleep
detail  jyun4 si6 mat6 jyu5  yuan2 shi4 wu4 yu3 = The Tale of Genji
detail 西  naap6 sai1 jyu5  na4 xi1 yu3 = the Nakhi / Naxi language
detail  jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6  yue4 yu3 zheng4 yin1 yun4 dong4 = proper Cantonese pronunciation campaign
detail  goek3 bun2 jyu5 jin4  jiao3 ben3 yu3 yan2 = script language, scripting programming language
detail  wo4 jyu5  he2 yu3 = Japanese language, wago
detail  caam4 jin4 ning6 jyu5  chan2 yan2 ning4 yu3 = slanderous and flattering words

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detail 識講好多俗語
He knows lots of slang.
detail 哪裡我的漢語
No, my Chinese isn't that good.
[Usage of 哪裡's definition [2], for example to reply to a compliment such as 「你的漢語很好。」]
detail 波斯語
Farsi is very easy to learn!
detail 世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣  ?! 
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]
detail 近來傳出流言蜚語老闆畀人捉黃腳雞
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.
detail 旅遊業擔心某種噱頭十足用語流失生意
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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