發語詞

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Chinese

to initiate; to open words and phrases
trad. (發語詞) 語詞
simp. (发语词) 语词

Pronunciation


Noun

發語詞

Examples (sentence-initial particle)

(OC *ba)
(OC *ɢʷi)/ (OC *ɢʷi), poetic or formal
(OC *kranʔ)/ (OC *kranʔ), dialectal, chiefly in the Verses of Chu

  1. (grammar) sentence-initial particle (function word that indicates the start of an expression, chiefly in Classical Chinese)