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Etymology
From 聊 (liáo, “to chat”) + 天 (tiān, “day”), literally "chatting away the day"
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liautian
- IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (聊天兒／聊天儿)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄦ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liautial
- IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰjɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: liu4 tin1
- Yale: lìuh tīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: liu4 tin1
- IPA (key): /liːu̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liàu-thiên
- Hakka Romanization System: liauˇ tien´
- Hagfa Pinyim: liau2 tian1
- IPA: /li̯au̯¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâu-thian
- Tâi-lô: liâu-thian
- Phofsit Daibuun: liau'tiefn
- IPA (Xiamen): /liaʊ²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaʊ¹³⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /liaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaʊ²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)