能言善辯

Chinese

		to be able to speak; to have a way with words	to be eloquent; to be good at debating
trad. (能言善辯)		能言	善辯
simp. (能言善辩)		能言	善辩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): néngyánshànbiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: néngyánshànbiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: néngyánshànbiàn
  - Wade–Giles: nêng²-yen²-shan⁴-pien⁴
  - Yale: néng-yán-shàn-byàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyanshannbiann
  - Palladius: нэнъяньшаньбянь (nɛnʺjanʹšanʹbjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶
  - Yale: nàhng yìhn sihn bihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nang⁴ jin⁴ sin⁶ bin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: neng⁴ yin⁴ xin⁶ bin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ siːn²² piːn²²/

Idiom

能言善辯

to be eloquent; to be articulate; to have the gift of the gab

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 喙尖舌利, 喙尖薄利

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