言 yanˊ

言辭

yanˊ ciˊ

(Diction, Phrases, Wording, Words)

Phrases and expressions, Words, Wording, Diction

言, 辭

rhymes-言辭

言行

yanˊ hangˊ

(Words and)

Words and deeds

言, 行

rhymes-言行

言部

yanˊ buˋ

(Radical for)

Radical for Speech

言, 部

rhymes-言部

言論

yanˊ lunˋ

(Remarks)

Remarks

言, 論

言詞

yanˊ ciˊ

(Word, Words)

Word, Words

言, 詞

rhymes-言詞

異言

yiˋ yanˊ

(Dissenting, Words)

Words of dissent, Dissenting words

異, 言

預言

yuˋ yanˊ

(Prediction, Prophecy)

Prediction, Prophecy

預, 言

所言

suoˇ yanˊ

(Put it, Puts, Putting, Said, Say, Saying, Says)

Put it, Puts it, Putting it, Say, Says, Saying, Said

所, 言

名言

mingˊ yanˊ

(Saying)

Saying

名, 言

代言人

daiˋ yanˊ renˊ

(Spokesman)

Spokesman

代, 言, 人

傳言

chuanˊ yanˊ

(Hearsay, Pass On, Rumor)

Pass on a message, Hearsay, Rumor

傳, 言

甜言蜜語

tianˊ yanˊ miˋ yuˇ

(Honeyed, Sweet)

Sweet words, Honeyed language

甜, 言, 蜜, 語

片面之言

pianˋ mianˋ zhiˉ yanˊ

(One side)

One side of a story

>>片面之言

片, 面, 之, 言

由衷之言

youˊ zhongˉ zhiˉ yanˊ

(Sincerely, Spoken)

Sincerely spoken, Spoken with sincerity

>>由衷之言

由, 衷, 之, 言

雜言

zaˊ yanˊ

(Miscellaneous)

Miscellaneous

雜, 言

方言

fangˉ yanˊ

(Dialect)

Dialect

方, 言

諾言

nuoˋ yanˊ

(Promise)

Promise

諾, 言

訛言

eˊ yanˊ

(Gossip, Idle, Rumour)

Rumour, Gossip, Idle talk

訛, 言

諫言

jianˋ yanˊ

(Admonition, Remonstration, Warning)

Admonition, Remonstration, Warning

諫, 言

寓言

yuˋ yanˊ

(Fable, Story, Tale)

Fable, Story, Tale

寓, 言

宣言

xuanˉ yanˊ

(Declaration)

Declaration

宣, 言

自言自語

ziˋ yanˊ ziˋ yuˇ

(Talk to)

Talk to oneself

>>自言自語

自, 言, 自, 語

冷言冷語

lengˇ yanˊ lengˇ yuˇ

(Sarcastic)

Sarcastic remark

冷, 言, 冷, 語

游言

youˊ yanˊ

(Rumours, Unfounded)

Rumours, Unfounded remarks

游, 言

難言之隱

nanˊ yanˊ zhiˉ yinˇ

(Something one)

Something one doesn't want to talk about or reveal

難, 言, 之, 隱

聽其言觀其行

tingˉ qiˊ yanˊ guanˉ qiˊ xingˊ

(Judge)

Judge a person by their deeds and not just their words

聽, 其, 言, 觀, 其, 行

三言二語

sanˉ yanˊ erˋ yuˇ

(Brief)

Brief talk, Brief discussion

三, 言, 二, 語

三言兩語

sanˉ yanˊ liangˇ yuˇ

(Brief)

Brief talk or discussion

三, 言, 兩, 語

妙不可言

miaoˋ buˋ keˇ yanˊ

(Too subtle)

Too subtle for words

>>妙不可言

妙, 不, 可, 言

毫無口感可言

haoˊ wuˊ kouˇ ganˇ keˇ yanˊ

(No taste)

No taste at all

>>毫無口感可言

毫, 無, 口, 感, 可, 言

沒有私生活可言

meiˊ youˇ siˉ shengˉ huoˊ keˇ yanˊ

(Had no, Has no, Have No)

have no private life to speak of, Has no private life to speak of, Had no private life to speak of

>>沒有私生活可言

沒, 有, 私, 生, 活, 可, 言

依舊毫無口感可言

yiˉ jiuˋ haoˊ wuˊ kouˇ ganˇ keˇ yanˊ

(Still tasteless)

Still tasteless

>>依舊毫無口感可言

依, 舊, 毫, 無, 口, 感, 可, 言

巧言石

qiaoˇ yanˊ shiˊ

(Blarney)

Blarney Stone

巧, 言, 石

直言

zhiˊ yanˊ

(Speak)

Speak bluntly

直, 言

胡言亂語

huˊ yanˊ luanˋ yuˇ

(Gibbering, Raving, Talk nonsense)

Raving, Gibbering, Talk nonsense

胡, 言, 亂, 語

瘋子胡言亂語

fengˉ ziˇ huˊ yanˊ luanˋ yuˇ

(Ravings)

Ravings of a lunatic

>>瘋子胡言亂語

瘋, 子, 胡, 言, 亂, 語

格言

geˊ yanˊ

(Aphorism, Maxim, Motto, Proverb)

Proverb, Aphorism, Motto, Maxim

格, 言

聲言

shengˉ yanˊ

(Claim, Declare)

Declare, Claim

聲, 言

贅言

zhuiˋ yanˊ

(Repetitious, Superfluous, Verbose)

Superfluous, Superfluous statements, Verbose, Repetitious statements

贅, 言

換言之

huanˋ yanˊ zhiˉ

(In other)

In other words

換, 言, 之

盡言

jinˋ yanˊ

(Admonish, Speak out)

Admonish, Speak out

盡, 言