language, words; saying, expression

DEFINITIONS

語 yǔ
  • dialect
  • language
  • speech
語 yù
  • to tell to

STROKES

WORDS

shī yǔ to let slip; loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage); aphasia
症 shī yǔ zhèng aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
tào yǔ polite set phrases
女真 nǚ zhēn yǔ Jurchen language
好言好 hǎo yán hǎo yǔ kind words; sweet talk; coaxing manner
wàng yǔ to tell lies; to talk nonsense
miào yǔ witticism
如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū sparkling with wit (idiom)
橫生 miào yǔ héng shēng to be full of wit and humor
連珠 miào yǔ lián zhū sparkling with wit (idiom)
委婉 wěi wǎn yǔ euphemism
威爾士 wēi ěr shì yǔ Welsh (language)
孔子家 kǒng zǐ jiā yǔ The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects; abbr. to 家語|家语[Jia1 yu3]
孟加拉 mèng jiā lā yǔ Bengali (language)
官方言 guān fāng yǔ yán official language
dìng yǔ attributive (modifier)
客家 kè jiā yǔ Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
kè yǔ Hakka dialect
jiā yǔ The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3])
宿務 sù wù yǔ Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines
宿霧 sù wù yǔ Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines (Tw)
mì yǔ secret talk; coded language; cypher; code
寒喧 hán xuān yǔ polite set phrase; salutation; pleasantries
dǎo yǔ preamble; introduction; (journalism) lede; lead paragraph
局部境 jú bù yǔ jìng local context