言論自由

See also: 言论自由

Chinese

		open discussion on public affairs; views; remarks open discussion on public affairs; views; remarks; to talk; to discuss	free; unconstrained; freelance
trad. (言論自由)		言論	自由
simp. (言论自由)		言论	自由

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánlùnzìyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ leon⁶ zi⁶ jau⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giân-lūn chū-iû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngang⁵ lung⁶ ze⁶ iu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánlùnzìyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánlùnzìhyóu
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-lun⁴-tzŭ⁴-yu²
    • Yale: yán-lwùn-dz̀-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanluenntzyhyou
    • Palladius: яньлуньцзыю (janʹlunʹczyju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ leon⁶ zi⁶ jau⁴
    • Yale: yìhn leuhn jih yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ loen⁶ dzi⁶ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ lên⁶ ji⁶ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ lɵn²² t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-lūn chū-iû
    • Tâi-lô: giân-lūn tsū-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gienlun zuxiuu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ lun³³⁻²¹ t͡su³³⁻²¹ iu²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lun³³⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngang⁵ lung⁶ ze⁶ iu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngâng lŭng tsṳ̆ iû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

Noun

言論自由

1. freedom of speech; free speech

   Coordinate terms: 宗教自由 (zōngjiào zìyóu), 結社自由 / 结社自由 (jiéshè zìyóu)

   • 又見那老鴉有一陣刮刮的叫了幾聲，彷彿他不是號寒啼饑，卻是為有言論自由的樂趣，來驕這曹州府百姓似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     又见那老鸦有一阵刮刮的叫了几声，彷佛他不是号寒啼饥，却是为有言论自由的乐趣，来骄这曹州府百姓似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can

     Yòu jiàn nà lǎoyā yǒu yīzhèn guā guā de jiào le jǐ shēng, pángfó tā bùshì hào hán tí jī, quèshì wèi yǒu yánlùnzìyóu de yuèqù, lái jiāo zhè Cáozhōufǔ bǎixìng sì de. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 2018 April 16, Chris Horton, Austin Ramzy, “Asia’s Bastion of Free Speech? Move Aside, Hong Kong, It’s Taiwan Now.”, in Cindy Hao, transl., The New York Times‎:

     「在中國的霸權面前，台灣公民社會的言論自由隨時都可能會失去，」她說。 [MSC, trad.]
     「在中国的霸权面前，台湾公民社会的言论自由随时都可能会失去，」她说。 [MSC, simp.]

     “zài Zhōngguó de bàquán miànqián, Táiwān gōngmín shèhuì de yánlùnzìyóu suíshí dōu kěnéng huì shīqù,” tā shuō. [Pinyin]

     “We could lose our freedom of expression anytime in the face of Chinese hegemony,” she said.

References

• “Entry #155023”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.