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  jin4   jyutping
  yan2 yan4 yin2   pinyin
[1] [n] words; speech [2] [v] speak; say; talk; mean; express [3] [n] language; dialect; tongue [4] used as a particle, adverb, etc. in various ancient expressions without meaning [5] Kangxi radical 149

Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#149)

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

This word has been viewed 21076 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:57

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detail  jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1  yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 = concise and comprehensive
detail   ji4 jin4  er2 yan2 = with regard to (preceding phrase)
detail  jyu5 jin4  yu3 yan2 = language
detail  man4 jin4  wen2 yan2 = Classical Chinese; Literary Chinese
detail  jin4 jyu5  yan2 yu3 = speech; words; speak; talk
detail  faat3 jin4  fa1 yan2 = a statement
detail  jiu2 jin4  yao1 yan2 = heresy
detail  cin1 jin4 maan6 jyu5  qian1 yan2 wan4 yu3 = innumerable words
detail  sik6 jin4   = to break one\'s promise
detail  ci2 jin4  shi3 yan2 = a vow; to swear an oath
See all 183 compounds (CantoDict reports 193 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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detail 點解中國咁多方言
Why are there so many "dialects" in China?
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.
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