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酒后吐真言
jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán
Pinyin
Definition
酒后吐真言
-
jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán
after wine, spit out the truth
in vino veritas
Character Decomposition
酒
氵
酉
后
⺁
一
口
吐
口
土
真
十
目
一
八
言
言
Related Words
(20)
真
zhēn
1
really
2
truly
3
indeed
4
real
5
true
6
genuine
真心
zhēn xīn
1
sincere
2
heartfelt
3
CL:片[piàn]
真正
zhēn zhèng
1
genuine
2
real
3
true
4
genuinely
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
酒
jiǔ
1
wine (esp. rice wine)
2
liquor
3
spirits
4
alcoholic beverage
5
CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
下酒
xià jiǔ
1
to be appropriate to have with alcohol
2
to down one's drink
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
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
1
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
2
talking nonstop
名言
míng yán
1
saying
2
famous remark
吐
tǔ
1
to spit
2
to put
3
to say
吐槽
tù cáo
1
(slang) to roast
2
to ridicule
3
also pr. [tǔ cáo]
啤酒
pí jiǔ
1
beer (loanword)
2
CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
1
wedding feast
2
liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
1
to drink (alcohol)
呕吐
ǒu tù
1
to vomit
天真
tiān zhēn
1
naive
2
innocent
3
artless
宣言
xuān yán
1
declaration
2
manifesto
写真
xiě zhēn
1
portrait
2
to describe sth accurately
Idioms
(20)
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)
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
1
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (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