Dictionary - results for 言

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
言	言	yán	- words - speech - to say - to talk
一言	一言	yīyán	- one sentence - brief remark
代言	代言	dàiyán	- to be a spokesperson - to be an ambassador (for a brand) - to endorse
佯言	佯言	yángyán	- to claim falsely (literary)
例言	例言	lìyán	- introductory remarks
倡言	倡言	chàngyán	- to propose - to put forward (an idea) - to initiate
传言	傳言	chuányán	- rumor - hearsay
冗言	冗言	rǒngyán	- pleonasm (linguistics)
出言	出言	chūyán	- to speak - words
前言	前言	qiányán	- preface - forward - introduction
可言	可言	kěyán	- it may be said
名言	名言	míngyán	- saying - famous remark
善言	善言	shànyán	- good words
多言	多言	duōyán	- wordy - talkative
大言	大言	dàyán	- to exaggerate - to boast
失言	失言	shīyán	- slip of the tongue - indiscretion - to blurt out a secret
好言	好言	hǎoyán	- kind words
妄言	妄言	wàngyán	- lies - wild talk - to tell lies - to talk nonsense - fantasy (literature)
妖言	妖言	yāoyán	- heresy
婉言	婉言	wǎnyán	- tactful - diplomatic - mild and indirect
宣言	宣言	xuānyán	- declaration - manifesto
寓言	寓言	yùyán	- fable - CL:則\|则[ze2]
寡言	寡言	guǎyán	- taciturn - reticent
导言	導言	dǎoyán	- introduction - preamble
常言	常言	chángyán	- common saying
序言	序言	xùyán	- preface - introductory remarks - preamble - prelude
建言	建言	jiànyán	- to declare - to state - (strong) suggestion
引言	引言	yǐnyán	- foreword - introduction
忠言	忠言	zhōngyán	- loyal advice - sincere advice
怨言	怨言	yuànyán	- complaint
恶言	惡言	èyán	- evil tongue - malicious talk
慎言	慎言	shènyán	- to speak cautiously - to guard one's tongue
戏言	戲言	xìyán	- joking matter - to go back on one's words
扬言	揚言	yángyán	- to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) - to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) - to threaten
叙言	敘言	xùyán	- variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
文言	文言	wényán	- classical Chinese
断言	斷言	duànyán	- to assert - assertion
方言	方言	Fāngyán	- the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄\|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
方言	方言	fāngyán	- dialect
明言	明言	míngyán	- to say clearly - to argue clearly - to pronounce - pronounced
格言	格言	géyán	- maxim
流言	流言	liúyán	- rumor - gossip - to spread rumors
无言	無言	wúyán	- to remain silent - to have nothing to say
狂言	狂言	kuángyán	- ravings - delirious utterances - kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
犹言	猶言	yóuyán	- can be compared to - is the same as
甜言	甜言	tiányán	- sweet words - fine talk
申言	申言	shēnyán	- to profess - to declare
留言	留言	liúyán	- to leave a message - to leave one's comments - message
异言	異言	yìyán	- dissenting words
发言	發言	fāyán	- to make a speech - statement - utterance - CL:個\|个[ge4]
尽言	盡言	jìnyán	- saying everything - to speak out fully
直言	直言	zhíyán	- forthright speak - to talk bluntly
真言	真言	zhēnyán	- true statement - incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼\|陀罗尼)
箴言	箴言	zhēnyán	- admonition - exhortation - dictum - the biblical Book of Proverbs
约言	約言	yuēyán	- promise - one's word - pledge - abbreviation
绪言	緒言	xùyán	- preface
纵言	縱言	zòngyán	- to theorize generally
而言	而言	éryán	- with regard to (preceding phrase)
闻言	聞言	wényán	- to have heard what was said
声言	聲言	shēngyán	- profess - pronouncement - declare - declaration
莫言	莫言	MòYán	- Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
荐言	薦言	jiànyán	- to recommend (in words) - to suggest
兰言	蘭言	lányán	- intimate conversation
虚言	虛言	xūyán	- empty words - false words
言传	言傳	yánchuán	- to convey in words
言官	言官	yánguān	- imperial censor
言明	言明	yánmíng	- to state clearly
言行	言行	yánxíng	- words and actions - what one says and what one does
言词	言詞	yáncí	- variant of 言辭\|言辞[yan2 ci2]
言语	言語	yányǔ	- words - speech - (spoken) language
言语	言語	yányu	- to speak - to tell
言谈	言談	yántán	- discourse - words - utterance - what one says - manner of speech
言论	言論	yánlùn	- expression of opinion - views - remarks - arguments
言辞	言辭	yáncí	- words - expression - what one says
誓言	誓言	shìyán	- oath - promise - pledge
语言	語言	yǔyán	- language - CL:門\|门[men2],種\|种[zhong3]
诤言	諍言	zhèngyán	- to reprove - forthright admonition
谏言	諫言	jiànyán	- advice - to advise
诺言	諾言	nuòyán	- promise
谎言	謊言	huǎngyán	- lie
谣言	謠言	yáoyán	- rumor
证言	證言	zhèngyán	- testimony
谮言	譖言	zènyán	- to slander
谗言	讒言	chányán	- slander - slanderous report - calumny - false charge
谰言	讕言	lányán	- slander - calumny - to accuse unjustly
赘言	贅言	zhuìyán	- superfluous words - unnecessary detail
进言	進言	jìnyán	- to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position) - to offer a word of advice
违言	違言	wéiyán	- unreasonable words - wounding complaints
遗言	遺言	yíyán	- words of the deceased - last words of the dying - wisdom of past sages
铭言	銘言	míngyán	- motto - slogan
开言	開言	kāiyán	- to start to speak
雅言	雅言	yǎyán	- valued advice
预言	預言	yùyán	- to predict - prophecy
食言	食言	shíyán	- lit. to eat one's words - to break a promise - to go back on one's word - to renege - unsworn testimony
馋言	饞言	chányán	- slander
代言人	代言人	dàiyánrén	- spokesperson
倡言者	倡言者	chàngyánzhě	- proposer
元语言	元語言	yuányǔyán	- metalanguage
善言辞	善言辭	shànyáncí	- articulate - eloquent
多语言	多語言	duōyǔyán	- polyglot - many language
换言之	換言之	huànyánzhī	- in other words
文言文	文言文	wényánwén	- classical Chinese
易言之	易言之	yìyánzhī	- in other words
留言本	留言本	liúyánběn	- guestbook
留言簿	留言簿	liúyánbù	- visitor's book - CL:本[ben3]
发言人	發言人	fāyánrén	- spokesperson
发言权	發言權	fāyánquán	- the right of speech
真言宗	真言宗	Zhēnyánzōng	- Shingon Buddhism
简言之	簡言之	jiǎnyánzhī	- in simple terms - to put things simply - briefly
言字旁	言字旁	yánzìpáng	- name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) - see also 訁\|讠[yan2]
言论界	言論界	yánlùnjiè	- the press - the media
语言学	語言學	yǔyánxué	- linguistics
跨语言	跨語言	kuàyǔyán	- cross-language - polyglot
预言家	預言家	yùyánjiā	- prophet
一派胡言	一派胡言	yīpàihúyán	- a bunch of nonsense
一派谎言	一派謊言	yīpàihuǎngyán	- a pack of lies
一般而言	一般而言	yībānéryán	- generally speaking
一言一动	一言一動	yīyányīdòng	- (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行	一言一行	yīyányīxíng	- every word and action (idiom)
一言不发	一言不發	yīyánbùfā	- to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎	一言九鼎	yīyánjiǔdǐng	- one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言千金	一言千金	yīyánqiānjīn	- one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice - words of enormous weight
一言为定	一言為定	yīyánwéidìng	- one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal! - That's settled then.
一言为重	一言為重	yīyánwéizhòng	- each word carries weight - a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽	一言難盡	yīyánnánjìn	- hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
七言律诗	七言律詩	qīyánlǜshī	- verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines - abbr. to 七律
三言两句	三言兩句	sānyánliǎngjù	- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语	三言兩語	sānyánliǎngyǔ	- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不可胜言	不可勝言	bùkěshèngyán	- inexpressible (idiom) - beyond description
不可言喻	不可言喻	bùkěyányù	- inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言	不恤人言	bùxùrényán	- not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不言不语	不言不語	bùyánbùyǔ	- to not say a word (idiom) - to keep silent
不言而喻	不言而喻	bùyánéryù	- it goes without saying - it is self-evident
不言自明	不言自明	bùyánzìmíng	- self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
五言绝句	五言絕句	wǔyánjuéjù	- poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
交浅言深	交淺言深	jiāoqiǎnyánshēn	- deep in conversation with a comparative stranger
人言可畏	人言可畏	rényánkěwèi	- gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
人言籍籍	人言籍籍	rényánjíjí	- tongues are wagging (idiom)
人造语言	人造語言	rénzàoyǔyán	- artificial language - constructed language
仁言利博	仁言利博	rényánlìbó	- Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
仗义执言	仗義執言	zhàngyìzhíyán	- to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
以人废言	以人廢言	yǐrénfèiyán	- to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以言代法	以言代法	yǐyándàifǎ	- to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
低级语言	低級語言	dījíyǔyán	- low level (computer) language
低阶语言	低階語言	dījiēyǔyán	- low level (computer) language
何出此言	何出此言	héchūcǐyán	- where do these words stem from? - why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
六字真言	六字真言	liùzìzhēnyán	- the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
冷言冷语	冷言冷語	lěngyánlěngyǔ	- cold words and sarcastic comments (idiom); to mock and ridicule
出言不逊	出言不遜	chūyánbùxùn	- to speak rudely
汇编语言	匯編語言	huìbiānyǔyán	- assembly language
千言万语	千言萬語	qiānyánwànyǔ	- thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say - talking nonstop
印欧语言	印歐語言	YìnŌuyǔyán	- Indo-European (language)
危言危行	危言危行	wēiyánwēixíng	- upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听	危言聳聽	wēiyánsǒngtīng	- frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk - reds under the beds
口不择言	口不擇言	kǒubùzéyán	- to speak incoherently - to ramble - to talk irresponsibly
口出狂言	口出狂言	kǒuchūkuángyán	- to speak conceited nonsense - to come out with arrogant claptrap
口无择言	口無擇言	kǒuwúzéyán	- to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) - wrongly used for 口不擇言\|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
古典语言	古典語言	gǔdiǎnyǔyán	- classical language
只言片语	只言片語	zhǐyánpiànyǔ	- just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
名正言顺	名正言順	míngzhèngyánshùn	- right and proper - authoritative and fair - (modified from Confucian Analects) with the right title (or reputation), the words carry weight
哑口无言	啞口無言	yǎkǒuwúyán	- dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless - at a loss for words
喻世明言	喻世明言	YùshìMíngyán	- another name for 古今小說\|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍\|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2]
坊间传言	坊間傳言	fāngjiānchuányán	- rumors - the word on the street
多种语言	多種語言	duōzhǒngyǔyán	- multilingual
大言不惭	大言不慚	dàyánbùcán	- to boast shamelessly - to talk big
好言好语	好言好語	hǎoyánhǎoyǔ	- kind words - sweet talk - coaxing manner
妄言妄听	妄言妄聽	wàngyánwàngtīng	- unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
妖言惑众	妖言惑眾	yāoyánhuòzhòng	- to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) - to delude the people with lies
妙不可言	妙不可言	miàobùkěyán	- too wonderful for words
姑妄言之	姑妄言之	gūwàngyánzhī	- to just talk for the sake of talking
官方语言	官方語言	guānfāngyǔyán	- official language
宣誓证言	宣誓證言	xuānshìzhèngyán	- sworn testimony
察言观色	察言觀色	cháyánguānsè	- to observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts - mind reading
屡出狂言	屢出狂言	lǚchūkuángyán	- repeated gaffes
广开言路	廣開言路	guǎngkāiyánlù	- to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
忠言逆耳	忠言逆耳	zhōngyánnìěr	- loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
恶言伤人	惡言傷人	èyánshāngrén	- to insult - to direct bad language at sb - to slag off
把酒言欢	把酒言歡	bǎjiǔyánhuān	- to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
拙于言词	拙於言詞	zhuōyúyáncí	- to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
畅所欲言	暢所欲言	chàngsuǒyùyán	- lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic - to hold forth to one's heart's content
书不尽言	書不盡言	shūbùjìnyán	- I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书写语言	書寫語言	shūxiěyǔyán	- written language
木讷寡言	木訥寡言	mùnèguǎyán	- slow and inarticulate (idiom); person of few words
杯酒言欢	杯酒言歡	bēijiǔyánhuān	- a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
概而言之	概而言之	gàiéryánzhī	- same as 總而言之\|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]
机械语言	機械語言	jīxièyǔyán	- machine language
欧洲语言	歐洲語言	Ōuzhōuyǔyán	- European language
正言厉色	正言厲色	zhèngyánlìsè	- solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling - also written 正顏厲色\|正颜厉色
比较而言	比較而言	bǐjiàoéryán	- comparatively speaking
污言秽语	污言穢語	wūyánhuìyǔ	- filthy speech - obscenities
沉静寡言	沉靜寡言	chénjìngguǎyán	- see 沉默寡言[chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2]
沉默寡言	沉默寡言	chénmòguǎyán	- habitually silent (idiom) - reticent - uncommunicative
流言蜚语	流言蜚語	liúyánfēiyǔ	- rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip - lies and slanders
溢于言表	溢於言表	yìyúyánbiǎo	- to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
满口胡言	滿口胡言	mǎnkǒuhúyán	- to spout nonsense - to bullshit endlessly
满口谎言	滿口謊言	mǎnkǒuhuǎngyán	- to pour out lies
无言以对	無言以對	wúyányǐduì	- to be left speechless - unable to respond
无言可对	無言可對	wúyánkěduì	- unable to reply (idiom); left speechless - at a loss for words
独立宣言	獨立宣言	dúlìxuānyán	- Declaration of Independence
甘言蜜语	甘言蜜語	gānyánmìyǔ	- sweet speech and honeyed words - hypocritical flattery (idiom) - see also 甜言蜜語\|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3]
甜言密语	甜言密語	tiányánmìyǔ	- sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom); elegant but insincere words - cheating wheedling - dishonest rhetoric
甜言美语	甜言美語	tiányánměiyǔ	- sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
甜言蜜语	甜言蜜語	tiányánmìyǔ	- sweet speech and honeyed words (idiom); hypocritical flattery
发言中肯	發言中肯	fāyánzhòngkěn	- to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
直言不讳	直言不諱	zhíyánbùhuì	- straight talk, nothing taboo (idiom); frank and straightforward - to speak bluntly without euphemism
直言命题	直言命題	zhíyánmìngtí	- categorical proposition (logic)
直言无讳	直言無諱	zhíyánwúhuì	- to speak one's mind - to speak candidly (idiom)
社交语言	社交語言	shèjiāoyǔyán	- lingua franca
程式语言	程式語言	chéngshìyǔyán	- programming language
童言无忌	童言無忌	tóngyánwújì	- children's words carry no harm (idiom)
简而言之	簡而言之	jiǎnéryánzhī	- in a nutshell - to put it briefly
网络语言	網絡語言	wǎngluòyǔyán	- Internet language - Internet slang - netspeak - cyberspeak
缄口不言	緘口不言	jiānkǒubùyán	- lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) - to censor
总而言之	總而言之	zǒngéryánzhī	- in short - in a word - in brief
声调语言	聲調語言	shēngdiàoyǔyán	- tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
听信谣言	聽信謠言	tīngxìnyáoyán	- to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
肺腑之言	肺腑之言	fèifǔzhīyán	- words from the bottom of one's heart
胡言乱语	胡言亂語	húyánluànyǔ	- babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings - double Dutch
能言善辩	能言善辯	néngyánshànbiàn	- glib of tongue (idiom) - eloquent
临别赠言	臨別贈言	línbiézèngyán	- words of advice on parting
自然语言	自然語言	zìrányǔyán	- natural language
自言自语	自言自語	zìyánzìyǔ	- to talk to oneself - to think aloud - to soliloquize
至理名言	至理名言	zhìlǐmíngyán	- wise saying - words of wisdom
花言巧语	花言巧語	huāyánqiǎoyǔ	- graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words - cheating wheedling - dishonest rhetoric
行不顾言	行不顧言	xíngbùgùyán	- to say one thing and do another (idiom)
要言不烦	要言不煩	yàoyánbùfán	- to explain in simple terms - succinct - concise
言下之意	言下之意	yánxiàzhīyì	- implication
言不及义	言不及義	yánbùjíyì	- to talk nonsense (idiom) - frivolous talk
言不可传	言不可傳	yánbùkěchuán	- impossible to put into words - inexpressible
言不由衷	言不由衷	yánbùyóuzhōng	- to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek - saying one thing but meaning sth different
言不尽意	言不盡意	yánbùjìnyì	- (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
言之有物	言之有物	yánzhīyǒuwù	- (of one's words) to have substance
言之无物	言之無物	yánzhīwúwù	- (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) - to carry no weight
言传身教	言傳身教	yánchuánshēnjiào	- to teach by words and example (idiom)
言外之意	言外之意	yánwàizhīyì	- unspoken implication (idiom) - the actual meaning of what was said
言情小说	言情小說	yánqíngxiǎoshuō	- romantic fiction
言归于好	言歸於好	yánguīyúhǎo	- to become reconciled - to bury the hatchet
言归正传	言歸正傳	yánguīzhèngzhuàn	- to return to the topic (idiom) - to get back to the main point
言犹在耳	言猶在耳	yányóuzàiěr	- words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
言符其实	言符其實	yánfúqíshí	- (of one's words) to be in accord with reality (idiom)
言简意赅	言簡意賅	yánjiǎnyìgāi	- concise and comprehensive (idiom)
言而有信	言而有信	yánéryǒuxìn	- to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
言而无信	言而無信	yánérwúxìn	- to go back on one's word - to break one's promise - to be unfaithful - to be untrustworthy
言听计从	言聽計從	yántīngjìcóng	- to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice - to take sb at his word
言行一致	言行一致	yánxíngyīzhì	- word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word - to match words with deeds - Practice what you preach.
言行若一	言行若一	yánxíngruòyī	- word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word - to match words with deeds - Practice what you preach.
言语缺陷	言語缺陷	yányǔquēxiàn	- speech defect
言谈林薮	言談林藪	yántánlínsǒu	- articulate in speech (idiom) - eloquent
言论机关	言論機關	yánlùnjīguān	- the press - the media
言论自由	言論自由	yánlùnzìyóu	- freedom of speech
言近旨远	言近旨遠	yánjìnzhǐyuǎn	- simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
言过其实	言過其實	yánguòqíshí	- to exaggerate - to overstate the facts
语言匮乏	語言匱乏	yǔyánkuìfá	- language deficit (linguistics)
语言学家	語言學家	yǔyánxuéjiā	- linguist
语言产生	語言產生	yǔyánchǎnshēng	- production of speech
语言缺陷	語言缺陷	yǔyánquēxiàn	- speech defect
语言能力	語言能力	yǔyánnénglì	- verbal ability
语言训练	語言訓練	yǔyánxùnliàn	- language training
语言誓约	語言誓約	yǔyánshìyuē	- language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)
语言障碍	語言障礙	yǔyánzhàngài	- language barrier - speech impediment
谣言惑众	謠言惑衆	yáoyánhuòzhòng	- to mislead the public with rumors - to delude the people with lies
豪言壮语	豪言壯語	háoyánzhuàngyǔ	- bold, visionary words
轻言细语	輕言細語	qīngyánxìyǔ	- to speak softly
逆耳之言	逆耳之言	nìěrzhīyán	- speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths - home truths (that one does not want to hear)
违心之言	違心之言	wéixīnzhīyán	- false assertion - speech against one's own convictions
酒言酒语	酒言酒語	jiǔyánjiǔyǔ	- words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
醒世恒言	醒世恆言	XǐngshìHéngyán	- Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍\|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627
野叟曝言	野叟曝言	YěsǒuPùyán	- Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠[Xia4 Jing4 qu2]
金玉良言	金玉良言	jīnyùliángyán	- gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
金石良言	金石良言	jīnshíliángyán	- gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
闭口不言	閉口不言	bìkǒubùyán	- to keep silent (idiom)
闲言碎语	閑言碎語	xiányánsuìyǔ	- idle gossip - irrelevant nonsense - slanderous rumor
闲言闲语	閒言閒語	xiányánxiányǔ	- idle gossip
隐忍不言	隱忍不言	yǐnrěnbùyán	- to keep one's emotions inside oneself - to restrain one's emotions
隐秘难言	隱秘難言	yǐnmìnányán	- too embarrassing to mention
难言之隐	難言之隱	nányánzhīyǐn	- a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) - sth too embarrassing to mention - an embarrassing illness
电脑语言	電腦語言	diànnǎoyǔyán	- programming language - computer language
食言而肥	食言而肥	shíyánérféi	- lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) - fig. not to live up to one's promises
高级语言	高級語言	gāojíyǔyán	- high level language
高阶语言	高階語言	gāojiēyǔyán	- high level language
一言以蔽之	一言以蔽之	yīyányǐbìzhī	- one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short - in a nutshell
一言抄百总	一言抄百總	yīyánchāobǎizǒng	- to cut a long story short
不以人废言	不以人廢言	bùyǐrénfèiyán	- not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
元语言能力	元語言能力	yuányǔyánnénglì	- metalinguistic ability
共产党宣言	共產黨宣言	GòngchǎndǎngXuānyán	- Manifesto of the Communist Party - "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
善意的谎言	善意的謊言	shànyìdehuǎngyán	- white lie
妙在不言中	妙在不言中	miàozàibùyánzhōng	- the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
常言说得好	常言說得好	chángyánshuōdehǎo	- as the saying goes - as they say...
新闻发言人	新聞發言人	xīnwénfāyánrén	- spokesman
社会语言学	社會語言學	shèhuìyǔyánxué	- sociolinguistics
言语失常症	言語失常症	yányǔshīchángzhèng	- speech defect
语言实验室	語言實驗室	yǔyánshíyànshì	- language laboratory
酒后吐真言	酒後吐真言	jiǔhòutǔzhēnyán	- after wine, spit out the truth - in vino veritas
世界人权宣言	世界人權宣言	ShìjièRénquánXuānyán	- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
元语言学意识	元語言學意識	yuányǔyánxuéyìshí	- metalinguistic awareness
北京语言大学	北京語言大學	BěijīngYǔyánDàxué	- Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
北京语言学院	北京語言學院	BěijīngYǔyánXuéyuàn	- Beijing Language Institute - former name of 北京語言大學\|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
名不正言不顺	名不正言不順	míngbuzhèngyánbushùn	- unjustified and undeserving of such description - identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail - unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation - no valid reason as justification - words without weight - cf 名正言順\|名正言顺
国防语言学院	國防語言學院	GuófángYǔyánXuéyuàn	- US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
多种语言支持	多種語言支持	duōzhǒngyǔyánzhīchí	- multilingual support
敢怒而不敢言	敢怒而不敢言	gǎnnùérbùgǎnyán	- angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment - unable to voice objections
听其言观其行	聽其言觀其行	tīngqíyánguānqíxíng	- hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
言教不如身教	言教不如身教	yánjiàobùrúshēnjiào	- Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教	身教勝於言教	shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào	- teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) - action speaks louder than words
面向对象语言	面嚮對象語言	miànxiàngduìxiàngyǔyán	- object oriented language
可扩展标记语言	可擴展標記語言	kěkuòzhǎnbiāojìyǔyán	- extensible markup language (XML)
王顾左右而言他	王顧左右而言他	wánggùzuǒyòuéryántā	- the king looked left and right and then talked of other things - to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
听其言而观其行	聽其言而觀其行	tīngqíyánérguānqíxíng	- hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
言必信，行必果	言必信，行必果	yánbìxìn,xíngbìguǒ	- one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
超文本标记语言	超文本標記語言	chāowénběnbiāojìyǔyán	- hypertext markup language - HTML
虚拟现实置标语言	虛擬現實置標語言	xūnǐxiànshízhìbiāoyǔyán	- virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
一言既出，驷马难追	一言既出，駟馬難追	yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī	- lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
以言代法，以权压法	以言代法，以權壓法	yǐyándàifǎ,yǐquányāfǎ	- to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior - Might makes right.
冰炭不言，冷热自明	冰炭不言，冷熱自明	bīngtànbùyán,lěngrèzìmíng	- ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
只可意会，不可言传	只可意會，不可言傳	zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传	可以意會，不可言傳	kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
君子一言，驷马难追	君子一言，駟馬難追	jūnzǐyīyán,sìmǎnánzhuī	- a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
言者无意，听者有心	言者無意，聽者有心	yánzhěwúyì,tīngzhěyǒuxīn	- to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
言者无罪，闻者足戒	言者無罪，聞者足戒	yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè	- don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信	家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信	jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán,liúyánqiēmòqīngxìn	- Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.