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

• 目语(目語) to speak with the eyes
• 阿拉伯语(阿拉伯語) Arabic language
• 亚美尼亚语语(亞美尼亞語) Armenian
• 一语不发(一語不發) to not say a word
• 闲言碎语(閑言碎語) idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
• 罗语(羅語) Romanian language
• 西语(西語) western language; Spanish (language)
• 混合失语症(混合失語症) mixed aphasia
• 语病(語病) faulty wording
• 元语言(元語言) metalanguage
• 宿雾语(宿霧語) Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines
• 满语(滿語) Manchurian language
• 冷语(冷語) sarcasm; sneering talk
• 流行语(流行語) popular jargon; catchword
• 横幅标语(橫幅標語) slogan banner
• 源氏物语(源氏物語) The Tale of Genji; Genji Monogatari
• 书面语(書面語) written language
• 蒙古语(蒙古語) Mongolian
• 不可同日而语(不可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
• 维吾尔语(維吾爾語) Uighur language
• 祈愿语气(祈願語氣) optative mood
• 发语辞(發語辭) literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence
• 合成语境(合成語境) composite context
• 语词(語詞) word; significative; predicate
• 惯用语(慣用語) colloquial usage; commonly used phrase
• 被动语态(被動語態) passive voice
• 词语(詞語) words; expressions; terms
• 口语藉藉(口語藉藉) confused stammering
• 形容词短语(形容詞短語) adjectival phrase
• 德语(德語) German (language)
• 口语沟通(口語溝通) oral communication
• 语句(語句) a sentence; a phrase
• 恶语中伤(惡語中傷) vicious slander; to calumny maliciously
• 泰语(泰語) Thai language
• 阿尔巴尼亚语(阿爾巴尼亞語) Albanian

Also contained in

合成语音 、 语词索引 、 元语言能力 、 两舌语 、 语系 、 语义分析 、 元语言学意识 、 国防语言学院 、 主谓短语 、 语义 、 天津外国语大学 、 语音信号 、 吐火罗语族 、 应用语言学 、 发音语音学 、 孔子家语

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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
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 22
• 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
• 卷十四 魏書十四 程郭董劉蔣劉傳 Volume 14: Book of Wei 14 - Biographies of Cheng, Dong, Guo, Liu, Jiang, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 21

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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