语 (語) yǔ

1. yǔ noun dialect; language; speech
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 语言 (CCD '语' 1; FE '語' 1; Guoyu '語' n 1)
2. yǔ verb to speak; to tell
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 语 is synonymous with 说话 in this sense. Etymology - Shuo Wen: 語：論也。 For example, 默默不语 'to keep siltent and not speak' (CCD '语' 2; Guoyu '語' v 1; FE '語' 5)
3. yǔ noun verse; writing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '語' 2; Guoyu '語' n 2)
4. yù verb to speak; to tell
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '語' yù)
5. yǔ noun proverbs; common sayings; old expressions
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 古语、谚语、俗语 (CCD '语' 3; FE '語' 3; Guoyu '語' n 3)
6. yǔ noun a signal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '语' 4; FE '語' 4; Guoyu '語' n 4)
7. yǔ verb to chirp; to tweet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Of bird and insects (Guoyu '語' v 2)

Contained in

• 自然语言处理(自然語言處理) natural language processing (NLP)
• 形容词短语(形容詞短語) adjectival phrase
• 语塞(語塞) to be at a loss for words; speechless
• 胡言乱语(胡言亂語) babbling nonsense; crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
• 朝鲜语(朝鮮語) Korean
• 美国英语(美國英語) American English
• 僧加罗语(僧加羅語) Sinhalese
• 一语双关(一語雙關) to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
• 普罗旺斯语(普羅旺斯語) Provençal
• 粗语(粗語) rude words; dirty talk
• 虚拟语气(虛擬語氣) subjunctive mood
• 呓语(囈語) to talk in one's sleep; crazy talk
• 状语(狀語) adverbial adjunct
• 郊语(郊語) words for the sacrifice to heaven and earth
• 汉语方言(漢語方言) a Chinese dialect
• 妙语横生(妙語橫生) to be full of wit and humor
• 佛兰芒语(佛蘭芒語) Flemish (language)
• 同日而语(同日而語) to speak of two things on the same day
• 一语不发(一語不發) to not say a word
• 类语辞典(類語辭典) thesaurus
• 教育部国语辞典(教育部國語辭典) Ministry of Education Standard Chinese Dictionary
• 直接宾语(直接賓語) a direct object
• 目语(目語) to speak with the eyes
• 古希腊语(古希臘語) Ancient Greek
• 威尔士语(威爾士語) Welsh
• 英语热(英語熱) English language fan / enthusiasm for English
• 藏语(藏語) Tibetan language
• 祈愿语气(祈願語氣) optative mood
• 默默不语(默默不語) to keep siltent and not speak
• 韵语(韻語) rhymed language
• 同义语(同義語) synonym
• 朝语(朝語) Korean
• 中心语(中心語) modified word; qualified word
• 语气词(語氣詞) a modal particle
• 谚语(諺語) a proverb; a maxim

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上古汉语 、 约限语言 、 日耳曼语族 、 话语 、 文学语言 、 分析语 、 语音合成 、 乌拉尔语系 、 斯拉夫语族 、 母语 、 语意性 、 汇编语言 、 语料库语言学 、 女真语 、 孔子家语 、 朱子语类

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• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 22
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Collocations

• 语曰 (語曰) 與之語曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 15
• 语女 (語女) 吾語女 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 17. 《陽貨》 Yang Huo — count: 6
• 语人 (語人) 孟孺子語人曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
• 公语 (公語) 公語之故 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 语寡人 (語寡人) 多語寡人辰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 尽语 (儘語) 仲父不當盡語我昔者有道之君乎 — Guanzi 管子, 四稱第三十三 Chapter 33: Four Appraisals — count: 4
• 语子 (語子) 子產喜以語子大叔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 谈语 (談語) 談語終日不歸 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重丁第八十三 Chapter 83: Weight IV — count: 3
• 久语 (久語) 是以人主久語而左右鬻懷刷 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 內儲說下六微第三十一 Chapter 31: A Collection of Sayings II — count: 3
• 语数 (語數) 語數鬼神之有也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 3