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話語權

简话语权 · 繁話語權

Mandarin · pinyin huà yǔ quán

ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout

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話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
权: quán · power, right, authority

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4–3–2 · hua4 yu3 quan2

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waa6 jyu5 kyun4

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noun

the right of speech; the right to express one's opinion; "power of discourse"

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