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野叟曝言
Yě sǒu Pù yán
Pinyin
Definition
野叟曝言
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Yě sǒu Pù yán
Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠[Xià Jìng qú]
Character Decomposition
野
里
龴
㇖
亅
叟
臼
丨
又
曝
日
日
艹
一
八
氺
言
言
Related Words
(20)
野
yě
1
old variant of 野[yě]
曝光
bào guāng
1
to expose (photography)
2
(fig.) to expose (a scandal)
3
(advertising) exposure
4
Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
留言
liú yán
1
to leave a message
2
to leave one's comments
3
message
箴言
zhēn yán
1
admonition
2
exhortation
3
dictum
4
the biblical Book of Proverbs
言
yán
1
words
2
speech
3
to say
4
to talk
言语
yán yǔ
1
words
2
speech
3
(spoken) language
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
谎言
huǎng yán
1
lie
野蛮
yě mán
1
barbarous
2
uncivilized
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
1
it goes without saying
2
it is self-evident
代言
dài yán
1
to be a spokesperson
2
to be an ambassador (for a brand)
3
to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
1
spokesperson
传言
chuán yán
1
rumor
2
hearsay
前言
qián yán
1
preface
2
forward
3
introduction
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
1
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
2
talking nonstop
Idioms
(20)
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
1
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
2
sporadic effort
3
lack of sticking power
4
short attention span
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
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
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
1
to not say a word (idiom)
2
to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
Sample Sentences