谶语 (讖語)
chèn yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

谶语 (讖語)
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chèn yǔ
  1. prophecy
  2. prophetic remark

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
xù yǔ
  1. 1 to chatter incessantly
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)

Idioms (20)

一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly