# 妄說
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wàngshuō
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄛ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mong$^5$ syut$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàngshuō
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàngshuo
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^4$-shuo$^1$
*** Yale: wàng-shwō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqshuo
*** Palladius: ваншо (vanšo)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mong$^5$ syut$^3$
*** Yale: móhng syut
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mong$^5$ syt$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mong$^5$ xud$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔːŋ¹³ syːt̚³/
* Middle Chinese: mjangH sywet
Rime :
| Character | 妄 | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 薛 (82) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 巫放切 | 失爇切 |
| Baxter | mjangH | sywet |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉɐŋ$^H$/ | /ɕiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷiɐŋ$^H$/ | /ɕʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuɑŋ$^H$/ | /ɕjuæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muaŋ$^H$/ | /ɕwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /miuaŋ$^H$/ | /ɕiuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwaŋ$^H$/ | /ɕĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /miwaŋ$^H$/ | /ɕi̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wàng | shuo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mong$^6$ | syut$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*maŋ-s l̥ot/
    (Zhengzhang): /*maŋs hljod/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 妄 | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wàng | shuō |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjang$^H$ › | ‹ sywet › |
| Old Chinese | /*maŋ-s/ | /*l̥ot/ |
| English | reckless | speak, explain |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 妄 | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| No. | 12684 | 2571 |
| Phonetic component | 亡 | 兑 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 妄 | 說 |
| Old Chinese | /*maŋs/ | /*hljod/ |

#### Verb

妄說
* to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense

##### Synonyms

* 七說八說／七说八说 (Hokkien)
* 七講八講／七讲八讲 (Hokkien, Wu)
* 亂說／乱说 (luànshuō)
* 口胡 (kǒuhú) (neologism, Internet slang)
* 妄言 (wàngyán) (literary)
* 打鑔／打镲 (dǎchǎ) (regional)
* 扯淡 (chědàn)
* 扯臊 (chěsào) (regional)
* 掰 (bāi) (figurative, colloquial)
* 放屁 (fàngpì) (colloquial)
* 放狗屁 (fàng gǒupì) (vulgar)
* 瞎七搭八 ($^7$haq-chiq$_7$-taq$_7$-paq$_7$) (Wu)
* 瞎扯 (xiāchě)
* 瞎掰 (xiābāi)
* 瞎聊 (xiāliáo)
* 瞎說／瞎说 (xiāshuō)
* 胡扯 (húchě)
* 胡言 (húyán)
* 胡言亂語／胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ)
* 胡言漢語／胡言汉语 (húyánhànyǔ)
* 胡說／胡说 (húshuō)
* 胡說八道／胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)
* 說東說西／说东说西 (Hokkien)
* 講東講西／讲东讲西 (Hokkien)
* 譗𧫡 (zházhì)
* 鬼扯 (guǐchě) (colloquial)

#### Noun

妄說
* nonsense; rubbish; absurd remark

##### Synonyms

* 妄言 (wàngyán) (literary)
* 妄語／妄语 (wàngyǔ) (literary)
* 昏話／昏话 (hūnhuà)
* 胡言 (húyán)
* 胡話／胡话 (húhuà)
* 胡說／胡说 (húshuō)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wàngyuè
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄝˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàngyuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàngyuè
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^4$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: wàng-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqyueh
*** Palladius: ванъюэ (vanʺjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: mjangH ywet
Rime :
| Character | 妄 | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 薛 (82) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 巫放切 | 弋雪切 |
| Baxter | mjangH | ywet |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉɐŋ$^H$/ | /jiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷiɐŋ$^H$/ | /jʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuɑŋ$^H$/ | /juæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muaŋ$^H$/ | /jwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /miuaŋ$^H$/ | /iuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwaŋ$^H$/ | /jĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /miwaŋ$^H$/ | /i̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wàng | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mong$^6$ | jyut$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*maŋ-s
    (Zhengzhang): /*maŋs lod/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 妄 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wàng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjang$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*maŋ-s/ |
| English | reckless |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 妄 | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| No. | 12684 | 2577 |
| Phonetic component | 亡 | 兑 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 妄 | 悅 |
| Old Chinese | /*maŋs/ | /*lod/ |

#### Verb

妄說
* (literary) to please with empty talk
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Lǐ, bù wàngyuè rén, bù cífèi. [Pinyin]
    According to those rules, one should not (seek to) please others in an improper way, nor be lavish of his words.