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Pinyin
yán
Definition
to speak / to say / talk / word
to want to say sth but then hesitate
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless / at a loss for words
it goes without saying / it is self-evident
to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly
to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish
lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature)
politely refuse / refuse with thanks / decline ... with thanks / graciously decline
tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
preface / introductory remarks / preamble / prelude
say with certainty / speak on good grounds / say with definite evidence
loyal advice / sincere advice
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) / to delude the people with lies
to boast shamelessly / to talk big
speak and act cautiously / mind one's P's and Q's
bury the hatchet / shake hands / forgive and forget
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
(idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
filthy speech / obscenities
visitor's book / CL:本[ben3]
with regard to (preceding phrase)
words from the bottom of one's heart
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch
serious in speech and manner / not frivolous in talking and joking
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip / lies and slanders
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
slander / slanderous report / calumny / false charge
language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL:個|个[ge4]
expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments
words and actions / what one says and what one does
to not say a word (idiom)
to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize
to remain silent / to have nothing to say
rumor / gossip / to spread rumors
to pledge / to promise / oath / vow
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
dare not or would not speak up / avoid mentioning sth.
candid / call a spade a spade / make no attempt to conceal the truth
variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2]
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
superfluous words / unnecessary detail
words of advice or encouragement given to a friend at parting
words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
silently / keep silent / remain silent
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight