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真言
zhēn yán
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true statement;
incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
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直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
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to speak bluntly (idiom);
not to mince words
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闲言碎语
xián yán suì yǔ
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idle gossip;
irrelevant nonsense;
slanderous rumor
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出言不逊
chū yán bù xùn
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to speak rudely
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污言秽语
wū yán huì yǔ
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filthy speech;
obscenities
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言谈
yán tán
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discourse;
words;
utterance;
what one says;
manner of speech
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危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
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frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk;
reds under the beds
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扬言
yáng yán
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to put about (a story, plan, threat etc);
to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story);
to threaten
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言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng
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to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek;
saying one thing but meaning sth different
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不言自明
bù yán zì míng
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self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
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名正言顺
míng zhèng yán shùn
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in a way that justifies the use of the term;
genuine;
proper;
in a way that conforms to logic;
justifiable;
appropriate;
perfectly legitimate
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言外之意
yán wài zhī yì
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unspoken implication (idiom);
the actual meaning of what was said
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难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn
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a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom);
sth too embarrassing to mention;
an embarrassing illness
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恶言
è yán
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evil tongue;
malicious talk
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至理名言
zhì lǐ míng yán
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wise saying;
words of wisdom
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言词
yán cí
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variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2]
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简言之
jiǎn yán zhī
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in simple terms;
to put things simply;
briefly
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言过其实
yán guò qí shí
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to exaggerate;
to overstate the facts
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失言
shī yán
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slip of the tongue;
indiscretion;
to blurt out a secret
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常言
cháng yán
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common saying
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换言之
huàn yán zhī
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in other words
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言情小说
yán qíng xiǎo shuō
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romantic fiction
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三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
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in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
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前言
qián yán
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preface;
forward;
introduction
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大言不惭
dà yán bù cán
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to boast shamelessly;
to talk big
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