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): néngyán shànbiàn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: néngyán shànbiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyan shannbiann
  - IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
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
  - 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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