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言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
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concise and comprehensive (idiom)
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无言以对
wú yán yǐ duì
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to be left speechless;
unable to respond
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苦不堪言
kǔ bù kān yán
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to suffer unspeakable misery;
indescribably painful;
hellish
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言说
yán shuō
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to speak of;
to refer to
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一般而言
yī bān ér yán
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generally speaking
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一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
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every word and action (idiom)
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只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
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just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
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坦言
tǎn yán
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to say candidly;
to acknowledge frankly
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能言善辩
néng yán shàn biàn
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glib of tongue (idiom);
eloquent
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金玉良言
jīn yù liáng yán
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gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
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出言
chū yán
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to speak;
words
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妖言
yāo yán
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heresy
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肺腑之言
fèi fǔ zhī yán
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words from the bottom of one's heart
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言传
yán chuán
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to convey in words
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言而有信
yán ér yǒu xìn
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to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
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寡言
guǎ yán
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taciturn;
reticent
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溢于言表
yì yú yán biǎo
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to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
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留言簿
liú yán bù
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visitor's book;
CL:本[ben3]
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闲言闲语
xián yán xián yǔ
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idle gossip
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引言
yǐn yán
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foreword;
introduction
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花言巧语
huā yán qiǎo yǔ
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graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words;
cheating wheedling;
dishonest rhetoric
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谗言
chán yán
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slander;
slanderous report;
calumny;
false charge
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进言
jìn yán
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to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position);
to offer a word of advice
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一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
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one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
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冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
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sarcastic comments (idiom);
to make sarcastic comments
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