words, speech, expression, phrase

DEFINITIONS

  • words, speech, expression, phrase
  • old variant of 辭|辞[ci2]
  • to resign
  • to dismiss
  • to decline
  • to take leave
  • ballad (archaic poetic genre)
  • variant of 詞|词[ci2]

WORDS

莫贊 yī cí mò zàn left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不以害志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
而別 bù cí ér bié to leave without saying good-bye
辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ to make nothing of hardships
xiū cí rhetoric
學 xiū cí xué rhetoric
格 xiū cí gé figure of speech
piān cí one-sided words; prejudice; flattery
rǒng cí variant of 冗詞|冗词[rong3 ci2]
厚幣 bēi cí hòu bì humble expression for generous donation
厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift
bǔ cí oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
guà cí to interpret the divinatory trigrams
聳聽 wēi cí sǒng tīng to startle sb with scary tale
gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave
āi cí dirge; lament
善言 shàn yán cí articulate; eloquent
yán cí stern words
在所不 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to
大放厥 dà fàng jué cí great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
wǎn cí tactful expression; to politely decline
jì cí to send a message
引咎職 yǐn jiù cí zhí to admit responsibility and resign
tuàn cí to interpret the divinatory trigrams
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