言 [yan2]

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汉字：言／拼音：yan2

言

yán	words/ speech/ to say/ to talk

（言）的使用实例：

简体	繁体	拼音	英文
一派胡言	一派胡言	yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2	a bunch of nonsense
一派谎言	一派謊言	yi1 pai4 huang3 yan2	a pack of lies
一般而言	一般而言	yi1 ban1 er2 yan2	generally speaking
一言	一言	yi1 yan2	one sentence/ brief remark
一言一动	一言一動	yi1 yan2 yi1 dong4	(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行	一言一行	yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2	every word and action (idiom)
一言不合	一言不合	yi1 yan2 bu4 he2	(idiom) to have a disagreement/ to clash verbally
一言不发	一言不發	yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1	to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎	一言九鼎	yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3	one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之	一言以蔽之	yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4 zhi1	one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short/ in a nutshell
一言千金	一言千金	yi1 yan2 qian1 jin1	one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice/ words of enormous weight
一言堂	一言堂	yi1 yan2 tang2	(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)/ having things decided by the will of a single individual/ autocratic rule/ (contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2])
一言抄百总	一言抄百總	yi1 yan2 chao1 bai3 zong3	to cut a long story short
一言既出，驷马难追	一言既出，駟馬難追	yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1	lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定	一言為定	yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4	(idiom) it's a deal/ that's settled then
一言为重	一言為重	yi1 yan2 wei2 zhong4	each word carries weight/ a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽	一言難盡	yi1 yan2 nan2 jin4	hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
七言律诗	七言律詩	qi1 yan2 lu:4 shi1	verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines/ abbr. to 七律
三言两句	三言兩句	san1 yan2 liang3 ju4	in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语	三言兩語	san1 yan2 liang3 yu3	in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言	不以人廢言	bu4 yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2	not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言	不可勝言	bu4 ke3 sheng4 yan2	inexpressible (idiom)/ beyond description
不可言喻	不可言喻	bu4 ke3 yan2 yu4	inexpressible (idiom)
不幸言中	不幸言中	bu4 xing4 yan2 zhong4	to turn out just as one predicted or feared
不恤人言	不恤人言	bu4 xu4 ren2 yan2	not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前	不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前	bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2	(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语	不言不語	bu4 yan2 bu4 yu3	to not say a word (idiom)/ to keep silent
不言而喻	不言而喻	bu4 yan2 er2 yu4	it goes without saying/ it is self-evident
不言自明	不言自明	bu4 yan2 zi4 ming2	self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
世界人权宣言	世界人權宣言	Shi4 jie4 Ren2 quan2 Xuan1 yan2	Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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