发 语 词

fā yǔ cídictionary entry

introductory particle (used at the beginning of a sentence or passage in Classical Chinese)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

發語詞 发语词 [fa1 yu3 ci2] /introductory particle (used at the beginning of a sentence or passage in Classical Chinese)/

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Other forms in these source records: 發語詞

发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
fà
hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]
语
yǔ
dialect / language / speech
yù
(literary) to tell / to let (sb) know
词
cí
word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])

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