Meaning of 雅言
雅言 means standard language in ancient times; classical lingua franca; correct and proper words; words of reason; valid statements. Pronounced yǎ yán.
- standard language in ancient times; classical lingua franca
- correct and proper words; words of reason; valid statements
Definitions & Examples
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
zài在
jiào教
xué学
shí时
shǐ使
yòng用
yǎ雅
yán言
，
ér而
fēi非
Lǔ鲁
guó国
de的
fāng方
yán言
。
Confucius used the standard language when teaching, rather than the dialect of the State of Lu.
Zhōu周
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
，
yǎ雅
yán言
shì是
zhōng中
yuán原
dì地
qū区
tōng通
xíng行
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
yǔ语
。
During the Zhou dynasty, the standard language was the lingua franca of the Central Plains region.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
yǎ雅
yán言
xiāng相
dāng当
yú于
jīn今
tiān天
de的
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
。
The standard language of ancient times was equivalent to today's Putonghua (Mandarin).