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Definition
- word
- speech
- to say
- to talk
- meaning component (words, speech...)
- radical (Kang Xi 149)
言 as a meaning component
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Compounds (60)
letter; mail; message; word; information; sign; evidence; confidence; faith; to trust; to believe
Related words (212)
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 讠
to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy
dialect; topolect; dictionary (the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters)
(lit.) to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines; abbr. to 七律
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
right and proper; authoritative and fair; (modified from Confucian Analects) with the right title (or reputation), the words carry weight
in short; all in all; to make a long story short; in a few words; in a word; in brief
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell
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
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
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
Idioms (81)
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different
word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach.
word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach.
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice; words of enormous weight
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
(lit.) fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content
lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
(lit.) to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); (fig.) not to live up to one's promises
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment; unable to voice objections
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things; to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
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