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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

This word has been viewed 17580 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  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
See all 232 compounds (CantoDict reports 246 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 語
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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