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

• 食言而肥 to grow fat eating one's words; not to live up to one's promises
• 畅所欲言(暢所欲言) fluently saying all one wants; to preach freely on one's favorite topic
• 自然语言处理(自然語言處理) natural language processing (NLP)
• 扬言(揚言) to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (especially of threat or malicious story); to threaten
• 常言 a common saying
• 木讷寡言(木訥寡言) honest and unaffected but not talkative
• 满口胡言(滿口胡言) to spout nonsense; to bullshit endlessly
• 慎言 to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue
• 言词(言詞) what one says; words; a remark; an utterance
• 多言 wordy; talkative
• 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
• 而言 with regard to (preceding phrase)
• 满口谎言(滿口謊言) to pour out lies
• 言谈林薮(言談林藪) articulate in speech ; eloquent
• 留言簿 visitor's book
• 言行一致 word and actions coincide
• 面向对象语言(面嚮對象語言) object oriented language
• 寡言 taciturn; reticent
• 言寡尤，行寡悔 few mistakes in words and few occasions for regret of conduct
• 巧言 pleasant but false speech
• 言外之意 unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
• 引言 introduction
• 明言 to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
• 食言 to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
• 粗言 coarse language
• 姑妄言之 to just talk for the sake of talking
• 以言代法 to substitute one's words for the law; high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
• 言字旁 name of Kangxi radical 149
• 一言一动(一言一動) (one's) every word and deed
• 言论(言論) speech; expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
• 沉静少言(沉靜少言) quiet disposition, rarely speaking
• 美言不信 to say words of praise without believing their truth
• 言不及义(言不及義) to talk nonsense; frivolous talk
• 宣言 declaration; manifesto ; to say publicly; to give an opinion
• 留言本 guestbook
• 巧言令色鲜矣仁(巧言令色鮮矣仁) flattering speech and an ingratiating expression are rarely associated with virtue
• 何以言之 Why say this?
• 临别赠言(臨別贈言) words of advice on parting
• 申言 to profess; to declare
• 虚言(虛言) empty words; false words
• 言不可传(言不可傳) impossible to put into words; inexpressible
• 一般而言 generally speaking

Also contained in

玄言 、 语言模型 、 留言板 、 李复言 、 断言 、 七言 、 数理语言学 、 标准广义置标语言 、 陆法言

Word is mentioned most frequently in

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 (言採) 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
• 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
• 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
• 驾言 (駕言) 駕言出遊 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧泉水 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Quan Shui — count: 3
• 受言 (受言) 受言藏之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧彤弓 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Tong Gong — count: 3
• 章言 (章言) 一章言其完也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧東山 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Dong Shan — count: 3