| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 言 | 言 | yán | yan2 | words; speech; to say; to talk | ||
| 2 | 言语 | 言語 | yán yu | yan2 yu5 | to speak; to tell | ||
| 3 | 言语 | 言語 | yán yǔ | yan2 yu3 | words; speech; (spoken) language | ||
| 4 | 言论 | 言論 | yán lùn | yan2 lun4 | expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments | ||
| 5 | 言行 | 言行 | yán xíng | yan2 xing2 | words and actions; what one says and what one does | ||
| 6 | 言出如山 | 言出如山 | yán chū rú shān | yan2 chu1 ru2 shan1 | Promises must be kept. (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 言多必失 | 言多必失 | yán duō bì shī | yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1 | if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) | ||
| 8 | 言动不苟 | 言動不苟 | yán dòng bù gǒu | yan2 dong4 bu4 gou3 | careful words and practice; to be prudent in speech and behavior (idiom) | ||
| 9 | 言道 | 言道 | yán dào | yan2 dao4 | he said | ||
| 10 | 言词锋利 | 言詞鋒利 | yán cí fēng lì | yan2 ci2 feng1 li4 | to speak daggers; to use sharp words (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 言词不雅 | 言詞不雅 | yán cí bù yǎ | yan2 ci2 bu4 ya3 | to use vulgar language (idiom) | ||
| 12 | 言辞表达 | 言辭表達 | yán cí biǎo dá | yan2 ci2 biao3 da2 | a speech act | ||
| 13 | 言词辩论 | 言詞辯論 | yán cí biàn lùn | yan2 ci2 bian4 lun4 | oral statements, verbal argument (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 言传身教 | 言傳身教 | yán chuán shēn jiào | yan2 chuan2 shen1 jiao4 | to teach by words and example (idiom) | ||
| 15 | 言传 | 言傳 | yán chuán | yan2 chuan2 | to convey in words | ||
| 16 | 言出必行 | 言出必行 | yán chū bì xíng | yan2 chu1 bi4 xing2 | to suit the action to the word (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 言差语错 | 言差語錯 | yán chà yǔ cuò | yan2 cha4 yu3 cuo4 | to make slips in speaking (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 言不由衷 | 言不由衷 | yán bù yóu zhōng | yan2 bu4 you2 zhong1 | to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different | ||
| 19 | 言不可传 | 言不可傳 | yán bù kě chuán | yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2 | impossible to put into words; inexpressible | ||
| 20 | 言不尽意 | 言不盡意 | yán bù jìn yì | yan2 bu4 jin4 yi4 | (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom) | ||
| 21 | 言字旁 | 言字旁 | yán zì páng | yan2 zi4 pang2 | name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 讠 | ||
| 22 | 言不二价 | 言不二價 | yán bù èr jià | yan2 bu4 er4 jia4 | The prices are fixed.; No bargaining. (idiom) | ||
| 23 | 言不得当 | 言不得當 | yán bù dé dàng | yan2 bu4 de2 dang4 | spoken inappropriately (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 言必有信 | 言必有信 | yán bì yǒu xìn | yan2 bi4 you3 xin4 | to be as good as one's word (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 言必信，行必果 | 言必信，行必果 | yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ | yan2 bi4 xin4 , xing2 bi4 guo3 | one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb) |
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