言 yán

1. yán verb to speak; to say; said
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 言 means 说. For example, 自言自语 'talk to oneself' (CCI p. 24; GHC '言' 1, 2; Kroll 2015 '言' 1)
2. yán noun language; talk; words; utterance; speech
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 忠言逆耳 'honest advice, [although] unpleasant to the ear[, induces good conduct]', from Han Feizi's Wai Chu Shuo Zuo Shang (DCP 'Z137'; Kroll 2015 '言' 2).
3. yán noun Kangxi radical 149
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: To speak (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
4. yán particle a particle with no meaning
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (GHC '言' 5; Kroll 2015 '言' 3)
5. yán noun phrase; sentence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 2a)
6. yán noun a word; a syllable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '言' 4; Kroll 2015 '言' 2b)
7. yán noun a theory; a doctrine
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 学说 (GHC '言' 3; Kroll 2015 '言' 4)
8. yán verb to regard as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 5)
9. yán verb to act as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 5a)

Contained in

• 言行相顾(言行相顧) words and actions are consistent with each other
• 自然语言处理(自然語言處理) natural language processing (NLP)
• 沉重寡言 a sincere and reticent disposition
• 铭言(銘言) motto; slogan
• 胡言乱语(胡言亂語) babbling nonsense; crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
• 自不待言 needless to say; it goes without saying
• 无稽之言(無稽之言) unfounded accusations
• 愿君取吾言(願君取吾言) I beg you listen to this advice
• 屡出狂言(屢出狂言) repeated gaffes
• 言归正传(言歸正傳) to return to the topic; to get back to the main point
• 一言为定(一言為定) it is a deal; it is settled then
• 徒讬空言(徒託空言) vainly relying on empty words
• 预言(預言) prediction ; prophecy
• 言论界(言論界) the press; the media
• 失言 slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret
• 一言为重(一言為重) each word carries weight; a promise must be kept
• 言情小说(言情小說) romantic fiction
• 口无择言(口無擇言) to say not a word that is not appropriate
• 汉语方言(漢語方言) a Chinese dialect
• 一派谎言(一派謊言) a pack of lies
• 弃言(棄言) abandon what one has previously promised ; an abandoned discussion
• 代言人 spokesperson
• 巧言令色 to flatter with artful speech and ingratiating manners
• 而言 with regard to (preceding phrase)
• 言者无意，听者有心(言者無意，聽者有心) to take a casual remark to heart
• 妄言 lies; wild talk; lies; nonsense; fantasy
• 言多必失 if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point
• 謇謇真言 frank and outspoken words
• 溢于言表(溢於言表) to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
• 言行相诡(言行相詭) words and actions are contrary to each other
• 俚言 slang
• 引言 introduction
• 尽言(盡言) saying everything; to speak out fully
• 纵言(縱言) to theorize generally ; to theorize generally
• 一言难尽(一言難盡) hard to explain in a few words; complicated and not easy to express succinctly
• 汉方言(漢方言) Han Chinese dialects
• 以言代法，以权压法(以言代法，以權壓法) to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it; completely lawless behavior
• 甜言美语(甜言美語) sweet words, beautiful phrases; hypocritical flattery
• 异言(異言) dissenting words ; a language other than the native language of the speaker
• 诈言(詐言) a lie
• 婉言 tactful; diplomatic; mild and indirect
• 要言不烦(要言不煩) to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
• 一家之言 one particular opinion

Also contained in

约限语言 、 文学语言 、 喻世明言 、 汇编语言 、 语料库语言学 、 生物语言学 、 低级语言 、 留言板

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 298
• 《言部》 Yán Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 276
• 卷三十三 Scroll 33 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 224
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 203
• 卷一百九十六 列傳第八十四 張璁 桂萼 方獻夫 夏言 Volume 196 Biographies 84: Zhang Cong, Gui E, Fang Xianfu, Xia Yan History of Ming 明史 — count: 199
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 195
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 150
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 130
• 卷三百〇八 列傳第一百九十六 奸臣 胡惟庸 陳瑛 嚴嵩 周延儒 溫體仁 馬士英 Volume 308 Biographies 196: Treacherous Officials - Hu Weiyong, Chen Ying, Yan Song, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma ShiYing History of Ming 明史 — count: 124
• 卷十九 Scroll 19 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 122

Collocations

• 薄言 (薄言) 薄言采之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧芣苢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Fu Yi — count: 14
• 言采 (言采) 薄言采之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧芣苢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Fu Yi — count: 14
• 愿言 (願言) 願言則嚏 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧終風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Zhong Feng — count: 6
• 言归 (言歸) 言告言歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧葛覃 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ge Tan — count: 6
• 酌言 (酌言) 酌言嘗之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧瓠葉 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Hu Ye — count: 4
• 言思 (言思) 願言思子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧二子乘舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Er Zi Cheng Zhou — count: 4
• 言言 (言言) 崇墉言言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧皇矣 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Huang Yi — count: 4
• 言旋 (言旋) 言旋言歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧黃鳥 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Huang Niao — count: 3
• 言念 (言念) 言念君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 3
• 咎言 (咎言) 體無咎言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3