一言 yīyán
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yīyán
phrase
one sentence
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '一言'; Guoyu '一言' 2) -
yīyán
phrase
a brief remark
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '一言'; Guoyu '一言' 3) -
yīyán
phrase
one character
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '一言' 1)
Contained in
- 一言一行 every word and action
- 一言千金 one word worth a thousand in gold; valuable advice; words of enormous weight
- 一言以蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 一言为重(一言為重) each word carries weight; a promise must be kept
- 君子一言，驷马难追(君子一言，駟馬難追) a nobleman's word is his bond
- 一言抄百总(一言抄百總) to cut a long story short
- 一言既出，驷马难追(一言既出，駟馬難追) once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it; a promise must be kept
- 一言难尽(一言難盡) hard to explain in a few words; complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 一言一动(一言一動) (one's) every word and deed
- 一言不发(一言不發) to not say a word
- 一言为定(一言為定) it is a deal; it is settled then
- 一言半句 very few words
- 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 一言九鼎 words of enormous weight
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷十六 談叢 Chapter 16: Abundant Discussion Garden of Stories 說苑 — count: 5
- 《子路第十三》 Commentary on Zi Lu XIII Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 5
- 卷77 宋翻 辛雄 羊深 楊機 高崇 Volume 77: Song Fan, Xin Xiong, Yang Shen, Yang Ji, Gao Chong Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 4
- 卷二十八 Scroll 28 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
- 13. 《子路》 Zi Lu The Analects of Confucius 論語 — count: 4
- 卷二百三十六 列傳第一百二十四 李植 江東之 湯兆京 金士衡 王元翰 孫振基 丁元薦 李朴 夏嘉遇 Volume 236 Biographies 124: Li Zhi, Jiang Dongzhi, Tang Zhaojing, Jin Shiheng, Wang Yuanhan, Sun Zhenji, Ding Yuanjian, Li Pu, Xia Jiayu History of Ming 明史 — count: 3
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 3
- 卷七十五 列傳第二十五: 蘇世長 韋雲起 孫伏伽 張玄素 Volume 75 Biographies 25: Su Shizhang, Wei Yunqi, Sun Fujia, Zhang Xuansu Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 3
- 第二回 Chapter 112 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 3
- 卷第一 序致 教子 兄弟 後娶 治家 Scroll 1: Preface, Educating Children, Brothers, Husband and Wife, Managing the Household The Family Instructions of Master Yan 顏氏家訓 — count: 3
Collocations
- 一言可以 (一言可以) 今有一言可以解燕國之患 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《刺客列傳》 Biographies of Assassins — count: 5
- 进一言 (進一言) 時特進一言 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷三十二 樊宏陰識列傳 Volume 32: Biographies of Fan Hong; Yin Shi — count: 4
- 吐一言 (吐一言) 燕太子吐一言 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十二 列傳第二十二 羊欣 張敷 王微 Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei — count: 4
- 愿一言 (願一言) 願一言而死 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《季布欒布列傳》 Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu — count: 4
- 夫一言 (夫一言) 夫一言而壽國 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 3
- 闻一言 (聞一言) 聞一言以貫萬物 — Guanzi 管子, 戒第二十六 Chapter 26: Jie Di — count: 3
- 关一言 (關一言) 不關一言 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷19上 景穆十二王上 Volume 19a: Emperor Jingmu Twelve Princes 1 — count: 3
- 在于一言 (在於一言) 在於一言 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷60 韓麒麟 程駿 Volume 60: Han Qilin, Cheng Jun — count: 2
- 一言便 (一言便) 一言便定 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷52 趙逸 胡方回 胡叟 宋繇 張湛 宗欽 段承根 闞駰 劉昞 趙柔 索敞 陰仲達 Volume 56: Zhao Yi, Hu Fanghui, Hu Sou, Song Yao, Zhang Zhan, Zong Qin, Duan Chenggen, Kai Yin, Liu Bing, Zhao Rou, Sou Chang, Yin Zhongda — count: 2
- 一言兴 (一言興) 一言興邦 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷19 列傳第11 達奚武 子震 侯莫陳順 豆盧寧 宇文貴 楊忠 王雄 Volume 19 Biographies 11: Da Xiwu; Zi Zhen; Houmo Chenshun; Dou Luning; Yu Wengui; Yang Zhong; Wang Xiong — count: 2