少言寡語

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	few; widowed	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (少言寡語)		少	言	寡	語
simp. (少言寡语)		少	言	寡	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǎoyánguǎyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǎoyánguǎyǔ [Phonetic: shǎoyánguáyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǎoyánguǎyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shao³-yen²-kua³-yü³
    • Yale: shǎu-yán-gwǎ-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaoyangoayeu
    • Palladius: шаояньгуаюй (šaojanʹguajuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

少言寡語

1. to be taciturn; to say little