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- (of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
- preface; foreword; introduction; preamble
- earlier remarks; earlier words
- (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
- to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
- to expound one's theory
Trad. 揚言
- to put about (a story, plan, threat etc)
- to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)
- to threaten
- ravings
- delirious utterances
- kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
- the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
- to put in a good word (for sb)
- (literary) beautiful words; elegant expression
- to make a suggestion
- to state (one's views, ideas etc)
- suggestion
- advice
- idea
Trad. 進言
- to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)
- to offer a word of advice
Trad. 遺言
- words of the deceased
- last words of the dying
- wisdom of past sages
- (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
- name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
- see also 訁|讠[yan2]
- (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)
- having things decided by the will of a single individual
- autocratic rule
- (contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2])
- letting everyone have their say
- taking people's views into account
- free expression of different views
- (contrasted with 一言堂[yi1 yan2 tang2])
Trad. 高階語言
- (computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)
Trad. 察言觀色
- to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
- to discern what sb thinks from his body language
Trad. 微言大義
- subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
Trad. 仗義執言
- to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
Trad. 言不及義
- to talk nonsense (idiom)
- frivolous talk
Trad. 廣開言路
- to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
Trad. 言不可傳
- impossible to put into words
- inexpressible
- to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
Trad. 言不盡意
- (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
Trad. 言之無物
- (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
- to carry no weight
Trad. 言之鑿鑿
- (idiom) to speak with conviction
Trad. 言傳身教
- to teach by words and example (idiom)
Trad. 交淺言深
- (idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
- (idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
Trad. 人造語言
- artificial language
- constructed language
- conlang
- if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
Trad. 違心之言
- false assertion
- speech against one's own convictions
Trad. 花言巧語
- graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- cheating wheedling
- dishonest rhetoric
Trad. 網絡語言
- Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
Trad. 言歸於好
- to become reconciled
- to bury the hatchet
Trad. 言歸正傳
- to return to the topic (idiom)
- to get back to the main point
Trad. 言為心聲
- one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)
Trad. 言猶在耳
- words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
Trad. 言符其實
- (of one's words) to be in accord with reality (idiom)
Trad. 言簡意賅
- concise and comprehensive (idiom)
- to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
Trad. 言而無信
- untrustworthy; not true to one's word
Trad. 言聽計從
- to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
- to take sb at his word
- (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
Trad. 電腦語言
- programming language; computer language
- (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
Trad. 行不顧言
- to say one thing and do another (idiom)
Trad. 言談林藪
- articulate in speech (idiom)
- eloquent
Trad. 甘言蜜語
- see 甜言蜜語|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3]
Trad. 言近旨遠
- simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
Trad. 言過其實
- (idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
- Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠[Xia4 Jing4 qu2]
Trad. 閑言碎語
- idle gossip
- irrelevant nonsense
- slanderous rumor
- to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
- Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1624
Trad. 妄言妄聽
- unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
Trad. 無言以對
- to be left speechless
- unable to respond
Trad. 無言可對
- unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
- at a loss for words
Trad. 正言厲色
- solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
- also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
Trad. 直言不諱
- to speak bluntly (idiom)
- not to mince words
Trad. 人微言輕
- (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
Trad. 直言無諱
- to speak one's mind
- to speak candidly (idiom)
- where do these words stem from?
- why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
Trad. 惡言傷人
- to insult
- to direct bad language at sb
- to slag off