辭 cí

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

一辭莫贊 yī cí mò zàn left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不以辭害志 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
不辭勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
不辭而別 bù cí ér bié to leave without saying good-bye
不辭辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ to make nothing of hardships
修辭 xiū cí rhetoric
修辭學 xiū cí xué rhetoric
修辭格 xiū cí gé figure of speech
偏辭 piān cí one-sided words; prejudice; flattery
冗辭 rǒng cí variant of 冗詞|冗词[rong3 ci2]
卑辭厚幣 bēi cí hòu bì humble expression for generous donation
卑辭厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift
卜辭 bǔ cí oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
卦辭 guà cí to interpret the divinatory trigrams
危辭聳聽 wēi cí sǒng tīng to startle sb with scary tale
告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave
哀辭 āi cí dirge; lament
善言辭 shàn yán cí articulate; eloquent
嚴辭 yán cí stern words
在所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to
大放厥辭 dà fàng jué cí great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
婉辭 wǎn cí tactful expression; to politely decline
寄辭 jì cí to send a message
引咎辭職 yǐn jiù cí zhí to admit responsibility and resign
彖辭 tuàn cí to interpret the divinatory trigrams
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