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斷言

斷言

See also: 断言

Chinese

		absolutely; decidedly (in negative constructions); break absolutely; decidedly (in negative constructions); break; to judge	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (斷言)		斷	言
simp. (断言)		断	言

Verb

斷言

to state categorically; to assert; to declare with confidence

Noun

斷言

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): duànyán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun³ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): toàn-giân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: duànyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannyan
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯a̠n⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun³ jin⁴
  - Yale: dyun yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn³ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn³³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toàn-giân
  - Tâi-lô: tuàn-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doarn'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tuan²¹⁻⁵³ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuan²¹⁻⁵³ giɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tuan¹¹⁻⁵³ giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuan²¹⁻⁴¹ giɛn²³/