DIALOGUE    對話語

MUTUAL ADDRESSING EXCHANGED between those who MUTUALLY LISTEN.
CONVERSECHATCOMMUNICATECONFABULATECONVERSATIONTALKDISCUSSIONINTERCHANGEDISCOURSECHATTÊTE-À-TÊTEHEART-TO-HEARTINFORMAL CONFABCHINWAGFORMAL COLLOQUYCONFABULATIONRHDIALOGUS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for engaging in familiar informal conversation is yǔ 語 (ant. mò 默 "say nothing"). 2. Biàn 辯 refers sometimes to discussion or exchange of views typically among equals. See DISCUSS 3. Tán 談 refers to informal chatter or unrespectable intellectual dialogue. 4. Jiǎng 講 refers to the discussion of important subjects in the context of informal conversation, typically among equals. See EXPLAIN
Modern Chinese Criteria
會話 is the current modern word for a conversation. 對話 refers in a more formal way to a dialogue or exchange of views. 對白 refers specifically to dialogue in plays or operas. 洽談 交流 商談 交談 敘談 攀談 搭腔 過話 交口 面談 晤談 接談 淺談 泛泛而談 懇談 交心 談心 促膝談心 娓娓而談 暢談 傾談 暢敘 夜雨對床 對床夜雨 抵掌而談 舌無留言 暢所欲言 漫談 縱談 密談 密語 閑語 私語 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • ARGUE　DIALOGUE in which one COMPETES in EXPLAINing something USING REASONS to CONVINCE OTHERS that what one SAYS is TRUE.   (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • CONVERSATION　FREE AND NOT OFFICIAL DIALOGUE AMONG FRIENDS, TYPICALLY ABOUT IMORTANT QUESTIONS OF COMMON INTEREST. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • SOLILOQUY　DIALOGUE of a PERSON WITH SELF:him/herself (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • NECROMANCY　DIALOGUE WITH THE DEAD IN ORDER TO PREDICT FUTURE. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
See also
  • DISCUSSSPEAK SYSTEMATICALLY on something, BASING oneself on INVESTIGATION AND REFLECTION.
  • EXPLAINDISCUSS so as to CAUSE something to BECOME MORE CLEAR.
Hypernym
  • ADDRESS　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
  • WRITE　PRODUCE a DOCUMENT. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • PRODUCE　ACT so as to DELIBERATELY CAUSE something to BEGIN to EXIST. (anc: 12/0, child: 17)
Other Hypernyms
  • ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 13/0, child: 23)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 923

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.226

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 220

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 6.260

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 76B

    • Words (10 items)

    語  yǔ OC: ŋaʔ MC: ŋi̯ɤ 24 Attributions

    The current general word for engaging in familiar informal conversation is yǔ 語 (ant. mò 默 "say nothing").

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.

      Syntactic words
    • nmtalk; utterances (often derogatory)
    • viactconverse; engage in conversation
    • vt(oN)engage in dialogue with someone contextually determinate
    • vtoNtalk with, engage in conversation with 相語, 與x共語
    • vtoNpassivebe conversed with
    • vtpost-.VtoNengage in a dialogue with N
    • vttoN1.+N2talk (to someone N1) about (something N2) in conversation
    • vttoN1:postvtoN2talk to
    談  tán OC: ɡ-laam MC: dɑm 24 Attributions

    Tán 談 refers to informal chatter or unrespectable intellectual dialogue.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactconversation, public dialogue
    • viactchatter along, talk away; argue away; talk publicly; engage in conversation
    • vtoNto talk about, chat about; converse about; engage in public conversation about
    言談  yán tán OC: ŋan ɡ-laam MC: ŋi̯ɐn dɑm 11 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactpublic discussion and talk; current public discussion; open discussion
    • VPiactengage in public discussion or dialogue
    言  yán OC: ŋan MC: ŋi̯ɐn 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactserious conversation; dialogue
    • vi不與我言"does not talk to me": converse seriouslyCH
    辯  biàn OC: brenʔ MC: biɛn 1 Attribution

    Biàn 辯 refers sometimes to discussion or exchange of views typically among equals. See DISCUSS

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdiscussion
    • viactengage in discussions
    共語  gòng yǔ OC: ɡoŋs ŋaʔ MC: gi̯oŋ ŋi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNengage in dialogue with
    講  jiǎng OC: krooŋʔ MC: kɣɔŋ 0 Attributions

    Jiǎng 講 refers to the discussion of important subjects in the context of informal conversation, typically among equals. See EXPLAIN

    • 漢語大詞典 ( HYDCD) p. 7.906

      Syntactic words
    合語  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactengage in dialogue
    出  chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactone exchange in the tradition of qingtan "pure conversation" consisting of a proposition and an objection to it
    相與語  xiāng yǔ yǔ OC: sqaŋ k-laʔ ŋaʔ MC: si̯ɐŋ ji̯ɤ ŋi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttalk together