language, words; saying, expression

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DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

塞 yǔ sè to be at a loss for words; speechless
感 yǔ gǎn a feel for language; instinctive understanding
种 yǔ zhǒng language type (in a classification)
音学 yǔ yīn xué phonetics
yǐn yǔ secret language; codeword
道破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
lěng yǔ sarcasm; sneering talk
wàng yǔ to tell lies; to talk nonsense
书面 shū miàn yǔ written language
标准 biāo zhǔn yǔ standard language
牌 biāo yǔ pái placard
lüè yǔ abbreviation
bǔ yǔ complement (grammar)
助词 yǔ zhù cí auxiliary word
气助词 yǔ qì zhù cí modal particle
气词 yǔ qì cí modal particle
焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
lún yǔ The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
bīn yǔ object (grammar)
hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
不发 yī yǔ bù fā to not say a word (idiom)
中的 yī yǔ zhòng dì to hit the mark with a comment (idiom); to say sth spot on
成谶 yī yǔ chéng chèn (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
破的 yī yǔ pò dì see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4]
双关 yī yǔ shuāng guān to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre