犹言 (猶言) yóu yán
yóu yán
verb
as if to say
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Collocation: from Scroll 10, Chapter 35 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Chan 1963, p. 275)
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷二十五 魏四 Chapter 25: Wei IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 5
- 卷六十八 霍光金日磾傳 Volume 68: Huo Guang and Jin Midi Book of Han 漢書 — count: 4
- 《子張第十九》 Commentary on Zi Zhang XIX Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 4
- 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study Xunzi 荀子 — count: 3
- 卷一 東周 Chapter 1: Eastern Zhou Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 3
- 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 3
- 《告子章句下》 Commentary on Gaozi II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 2
- 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷三十三 Scroll 33 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 《離婁章句下》 Commentary on Li Lou II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 2
Collocations
- 犹言抑 (猶言抑) 猶言抑也 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 2
- 句犹言 (句猶言) 此句犹言持钱买丝 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 2
- 犹言第一 (猶言第一) 猶言第一事也 — Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策, 卷二十四 魏三 Chapter 24: Wei III — count: 2
- 尽犹言 (儘猶言) 食盡猶言不飽 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷19上 景穆十二王上 Volume 19a: Emperor Jingmu Twelve Princes 1 — count: 2
- 犹言直 (猶言直) 猶言直也 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 2
- 犹言相中 (猶言相中) 卿猶言相中不見 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷42 薛辯 寇贊 酈範 韓秀 堯暄 Volume 42: Xue Bian, Kou Zan, Li Fan, Han Xiu, Yao Xuan — count: 2
- 犹言大屈 (猶言大屈) 猶言大屈 — Book of Chen 陳書, 卷二十六 列傳第二十: 徐陵 Volume 26: Xu Ling — count: 2
- 卿犹言 (卿猶言) 卿猶言相中不見 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷42 薛辯 寇贊 酈範 韓秀 堯暄 Volume 42: Xue Bian, Kou Zan, Li Fan, Han Xiu, Yao Xuan — count: 2