| 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 | 言传 | 言傳 | yán chuán | yan2 chuan2 | to convey in words | ||
| 7 | 言而无信 | 言而無信 | yán ér wú xìn | yan2 er2 wu2 xin4 | to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy | ||
| 8 | 言多语失 | 言多語失 | yán duō yǔ shī | yan2 duo1 yu3 shi1 | see 言多必失 | ||
| 9 | 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) | ||
| 10 | 言辞恳切 | 言辭懇切 | yán cí kěn qiè | yan2 ci2 ken3 qie4 | to be sincere in what one says (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 言词锋利 | 言詞鋒利 | yán cí fēng lì | yan2 ci2 feng1 li4 | to speak daggers; to use sharp words (idiom) | ||
| 12 | 言词不雅 | 言詞不雅 | yán cí bù yǎ | yan2 ci2 bu4 ya3 | to use vulgar language (idiom) | ||
| 13 | 言辞表达 | 言辭表達 | yán cí biǎo dá | yan2 ci2 biao3 da2 | a speech act | ||
| 14 | 言辞 | 言辭 | yán cí | yan2 ci2 | variant of 言辞 ; words; expression; what one says | ||
| 15 | 言传身教 | 言傳身教 | yán chuán shēn jiào | yan2 chuan2 shen1 jiao4 | to teach by words and example (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 言出如山 | 言出如山 | yán chū rú shān | yan2 chu1 ru2 shan1 | Promises must be kept. (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 言出必行 | 言出必行 | yán chū bì xíng | yan2 chu1 bi4 xing2 | to suit the action to the word (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 言差语错 | 言差語錯 | yán chà yǔ cuò | yan2 cha4 yu3 cuo4 | to make slips in speaking (idiom) | ||
| 19 | 言不应点 | 言不應點 | yán bù yìng diǎn | yan2 bu4 ying4 dian3 | to break one's word (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 言不可传 | 言不可傳 | yán bù kě chuán | yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2 | impossible to put into words; inexpressible | ||
| 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 | 言不及义 | 言不及義 | yán bù jí yì | yan2 bu4 ji2 yi4 | to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk | ||
| 23 | 言不二价 | 言不二價 | yán bù èr jià | yan2 bu4 er4 jia4 | The prices are fixed.; No bargaining. (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 言不得当 | 言不得當 | yán bù dé dàng | yan2 bu4 de2 dang4 | spoken inappropriately (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 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) |
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