格言

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 格言. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 格言, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 格言 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 格言 you have here. The definition of the word 格言 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of格言, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

frame; rule
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
simp. and trad.
(格言)

Pronunciation


Noun

格言

  1. proverb; saying; maxim
    庭訓格言庭训格言  ―  “tíngxùn géyán  ―  Guidelines for Families (a treatise by Qing Emperor Kangxi)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (格言):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: 5
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かく)(げん) (kakugen

  1. proverb; saying; maxim

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

格言 (gyeogeon) (hangeul 격언)

  1. hanja form? of 격언

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

格言

  1. chữ Hán form of cách ngôn.