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

• 喃喃自语(喃喃自語) to mumble to oneself
• 谦语(謙語) humble expression
• 标语(標語) slogan
• 北印度语(北印度語) Hindi; a north Indian language
• 斯拉夫语(斯拉夫語) Slavic language
• 禁语(禁語) taboo word; unmentionable word
• 笑语(笑語) talking and laughing; cheerful talk
• 阿富汗语(阿富汗語) Afghan; Pashto language
• 黏着语(黏著語) agglutinative language
• 冷语(冷語) sarcasm; sneering talk
• 高卢语(高盧語) Gaulish or Gallic
• 语锋(語鋒) thread of discussion; topic
• 独语(獨語) solo part (in opera); soliloquy
• 词跟语(詞跟語) amorphous language
• 吴侬娇语(吳儂嬌語) pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
• 语尾(語尾) word ending; suffix; inflection
• 进行性失语(進行性失語) progressive aphasia; gradual loss of speech
• 中古日语(中古日語) Early Middle Japanese
• 语数外(語數外) Chinese, math, and English (school subjects)
• 孟加拉语(孟加拉語) Bengali
• 不语(不語) not to speak
• 蒙古语(蒙古語) Mongolian
• 语声(語聲) spoken language ; sound of speaking
• 口语(口語) colloquial speech; spoken language ; discussion ; slander ; spoken testimony
• 腹语师(腹語師) ventriloquist
• 甜言蜜语(甜言蜜語) sweet words, beautiful phrases; hypocritical flattery
• 前置修饰语(前置修飾語) premodifier
• 话语权(話語權) ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
• 洋泾浜英语(洋涇浜英語) pidgin English
• 官方语言(官方語言) official language
• 撒拉语(撒拉語) Salar
• 希伯来语(希伯來語) Hebrew language
• 直接宾语(直接賓語) a direct object
• 标语牌(標語牌) placard
• 网络俚语(網絡俚語) Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak

Also contained in

论语 、 藏缅语族 、 南亚语系 、 语音合成 、 安纳托利亚语族 、 壮侗语系 、 语义检索 、 乌拉尔语系 、 世说新语 、 土语 、 北京外国语大学 、 网络语音 、 语料 、 女真语 、 社会语言学 、 潜在语义索引

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• 卷九 魏書十 荀彧荀攸賈詡傳 Volume 9: Book of Wei 9 - Biographies of the Xiahous and Caos Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 34
• 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 29
• 卷二百五十八 列傳第一百四十六 許譽卿 華允誠 魏呈潤 毛羽健 吳執御 章正宸 黃紹杰 傅朝佑 姜埰 熊開元 詹爾選 湯開遠 成勇 陳龍正 Volume 258 Biographies 146: Xu Yuqing, Hua Yuncheng, Wei Chengrun, Mao Yujian, Wu Zhiyu, Zhang Zhengchen, Huang Shaojie, Fu Chaoyou, Jiang 埰, Xiong Kaiyuan, Zhan Erxuan, Tang Kaiyuan, Cheng Yong, Chen Longzheng History of Ming 明史 — count: 27
• 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 24
• 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 22
• 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: 22
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 22
• 卷四 魏書四 三少帝紀 Volume 4: Book of Wei 4 - Annals of the three young emperors Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 21
• 卷十一 Scroll 11 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 21
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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
• 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
• 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
• 语大 (語大) 故君子語大 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — 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
• 语古者 (語古者) 則此語古者國君諸侯之不可以不執善承嗣輔佐也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷二 尚賢中 Book 2 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II — count: 3