yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

言 yán
  • words
  • speech
  • to say
  • to talk

STROKES

WORDS

lán yán slander; calumny; to accuse unjustly
lán yán slander; calumny; to accuse unjustly
壯語 háo yán zhuàng yǔ bold, visionary words
zhuì yán superfluous words; unnecessary detail
超文本标记语 chāo wén běn biāo jì yǔ yán hypertext markup language; HTML
超文本標記語 chāo wén běn biāo jì yǔ yán hypertext markup language; HTML
跨语 kuà yǔ yán cross-language; polyglot
跨語 kuà yǔ yán cross-language; polyglot
身教胜于教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
身教勝於教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
细语 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly
細語 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly
逆耳之 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)
jìn yán to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice
违心之 wéi xīn zhī yán false assertion; speech against one's own convictions
違心之 wéi xīn zhī yán false assertion; speech against one's own convictions
wéi yán unreasonable words; wounding complaints
wéi yán unreasonable words; wounding complaints
yí yán words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages
酒后吐真 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán after wine, spit out the truth; in vino veritas
酒後吐真 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán after wine, spit out the truth; in vino veritas
酒语 jiǔ yán jiǔ yǔ words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
酒語 jiǔ yán jiǔ yǔ words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
醒世恒 xǐng shì héng yán Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627
醒世恆 xǐng shì héng yán Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627