Usage of the character 語

Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
CL:條／条 (tiáo),本 (běn),句 (jù)

wǎngyǔ

网语

[網語]

netspeak
cyberspeak

xiàoyǔ

笑语

[笑語]

talking and laughing
cheerful talk

yǔfǎ

语法

[語法]

grammar

suōyǔ

缩语

[縮語]

abbreviated word
acronym

kuángyǔ

诳语

[誑語]

a lie; a falsehood

piànyǔ

片语

[片語]

phrase

Zhuàngyǔ

壮语

[壯語]

Zhuang language
language of the Zhuang ethnic group 壯族／壮族 ( Zhuàngzú) of Guangxi

jìngyǔ

敬语

[敬語]

honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)

Luóyǔ

罗语

[羅語]

Romanian language

yǔjù

语句

[語句]

sentence

zhǔyǔ

主语

[主語]

subject (in grammar)

yǔxù

语序

[語序]

word order

shīyǔ

失语

[失語]

to let slip
loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage); aphasia

Jiāyǔ

家语

[家語]

The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家語／孔子家语 ( Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ))

yànyǔ

谚语

[諺語]

proverb

miàoyǔ

妙语

[妙語]

witticism

dìngyǔ

定语

[定語]

attributive (modifier)

yǔjìng

语境

[語境]

context

mìyǔ

密语

[密語]

code word; coded language
to communicate in private

zhuàngyǔ

壮语

[壯語]

magnificent talk
exaggeration

yǔwěi

语尾

[語尾]

(grammar) suffix

Sàiyǔ

塞语

[塞語]

Serb language

lèyǔ

仂语

[仂語]

phrase (linguistics)

kǒuyǔ

口语

[口語]

colloquial speech
spoken language
vernacular language
slander
gossip
CL:門／门 (mén)

gǔyǔ

古语

[古語]

ancient language
old expression

xìyǔ

细语

[細語]

to chat with a low voice

yǔhuà

语画

[語畫]

picture in words

chuányǔ

传语

[傳語]

to pass on (information)

yǐnyǔ

隐语

[隱語]

secret language
codeword

cuòyǔ

错语

[錯語]

(TCM) paraphasia

ànyǔ

案语

[案語]

variant of 按語／按语 (ànyǔ)

fóyǔ

佛语

[佛語]

Buddhist term

bùyǔ

不语

[不語]

(literary) not to speak

ěryǔ

耳语

[耳語]

to whisper in sb's ear
a whisper

Yuèyǔ

粤语

[粵語]

Cantonese language

wàngyǔ

妄语

[妄語]

to tell lies
to talk nonsense

mùyǔ

目语

[目語]

to speak with the eyes

mìyǔ

蜜语

[蜜語]

sweet words
sweet talk

Mǎnyǔ

满语

[滿語]

Manchurian language

hángyǔ

行语

[行語]

slang
jargon
cant
lingo
patois
argot

cíyǔ

词语

[詞語]

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
term (e.g. technical term)
expression

zhàyǔ

诈语

[詐語]

falsehood
lies
fabrication

yǔyún

语云

[語云]

as the saying goes...

zǔyǔ

祖语

[祖語]

proto-language
parent language (linguistics)

yǔsù

语素

[語素]

morpheme

fēiyǔ

蜚语

[蜚語]

groundless rumor
unfounded gossip

Mǐnyǔ

闽语

[閩語]

Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc

Kèyǔ

客语

[客語]

Hakka dialect

Tàiyǔ

泰语

[泰語]

Thai (language)

huìyǔ

秽语

[穢語]

obscene language

juànyǔ

隽语

[雋語]

epigram
meaningful or significant speech

língyǔ

灵语

[靈語]

tongues (spiritual gift)

yuányǔ

原语

[原語]

source language (linguistics)

lüèyǔ

略语

[略語]

abbreviation

xùyǔ

絮语

[絮語]

to chatter incessantly

zìyǔ

自语

[自語]

to talk to oneself

Měiyǔ

美语

[美語]

American English

yǔwén

语文

[語文]

literature and language
(PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)

Déyǔ

德语

[德語]

German (language)

yǔyì

语意

[語意]

meaning
content of speech or writing
semantic

biǎoyǔ

表语

[表語]

predicative

mǔyǔ

母语

[母語]

native language
mother tongue
(linguistics) parent language

dānyǔ

单语

[單語]

monolingual

yìyǔ

译语

[譯語]

target language (linguistics)

báyǔ

跋语

[跋語]

short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc

Bōyǔ

波语

[波語]

Polish language

Gāolúyǔ

高卢语

[高盧語]

Gaulish or Gallic (language)

Fēnlányǔ

芬兰语

[芬蘭語]

Finnish (language)
suomen kieli

děngtóngyǔ

等同语

[等同語]

(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language

Hèzhéyǔ

赫哲语

[赫哲語]

Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province)

yǔfǎtáng

语法糖

[語法糖]

(computing) syntactic sugar

shūmiànyǔ

书面语

[書面語]

written language

shīyǔzhèng

失语症

[失語症]

aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)

yǔyòngxué

语用学

[語用學]

pragmatics

yìchūyǔ

译出语

[譯出語]

source language (for translation)

fùyǔshù

腹语术

[腹語術]

ventriloquism

fāyǔcí

发语词

[發語詞]

form word
in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function

Xīlàyǔ

希腊语

[希臘語]

Greek language

guànyòngyǔ

惯用语

[慣用語]

commonly used phrase
idiom
colloquial usage

duōyǔyán

多语言

[多語言]

multilingual

Hánguóyǔ

韩国语

[韓國語]

Korean language

wěiwǎnyǔ

委婉语

[委婉語]

euphemism

chārùyǔ

插入语

[插入語]

interjection

xiēhòuyǔ

歇后语

[歇後語]

anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)

Bōlányǔ

波兰语

[波蘭語]

Polish (language)

biāoyǔpái

标语牌

[標語牌]

placard

Jiékèyǔ

捷克语

[捷克語]

Czech (language)

Sùwùyǔ

宿雾语

[宿霧語]

Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines (Tw)

Gài'ěryǔ

盖尔语

[蓋爾語]

Gaelic (language)

jìnjìyǔ

禁忌语

[禁忌語]

taboo language

yǔyánxué

语言学

[語言學]

linguistics

Mǎláiyǔ

马来语

[馬來語]

Malaysian language

tíchēngyǔ

提称语

[提稱語]

epistolary formula used at the head of a letter

xiūshìyǔ

修饰语

[修飾語]

(grammar) modifier
qualifier
adjunct

shēngcíyǔ

生词语

[生詞語]

vocabulary words (in language-learning books)
new or unfamiliar words

Xùntāyǔ

巽他语

[巽他語]

Sunda language, used in West Java province in Indonesia

suōlüèyǔ

缩略语

[縮略語]

abbreviated word
acronym

gǎntànyǔ

感叹语

[感嘆語]

exclamation
expletive

Luòbāyǔ

珞巴语

[珞巴語]

Lhoba, language of Lhoba ethnic group of southeast Tibet

Fójiàoyǔ

佛教语

[佛教語]

Buddhist term

dǎshǒuyǔ

打手语

[打手語]

to use sign language

Cháoxiǎnyǔ

朝鲜语

[朝鮮語]

Korean language

fēnxīyǔ

分析语

[分析語]

analytic language

kuàyǔyán

跨语言

[跨語言]

cross-language
polyglot

fùyǔshī

腹语师

[腹語師]

ventriloquist

shuāngguānyǔ

双关语

[雙關語]

pun
play on words
a phrase with a double meaning

biāotíyǔ

标题语

[標題語]

title word
entry (in dictionary)

Bōsīyǔ

波斯语

[波斯語]

Persian (language)
Farsi

dǎyǎyǔ

打哑语

[打啞語]

to use sign language

Yìn Oūyǔ

印欧语

[印歐語]

Indo-European (language)

Ruìdiǎnyǔ

瑞典语

[瑞典語]

Swedish (language)

Yīngyǔxì

英语系

[英語系]

anglophone
English department

Hélányǔ

荷兰语

[荷蘭語]

Dutch (language)

Yìnníyǔ

印尼语

[印尼語]

Indonesian language

qiānyǔbǐng

签语饼

[簽語餅]

fortune cookie

yǔliàokù

语料库

[語料庫]

corpus

pànduànyǔ

判断语

[判斷語]

predicate

kǒutóuyǔ

口头语

[口頭語]

pet phrase
regularly used expression
manner of speaking

Yīngyǔjiǎo

英语角

[英語角]

English corner
spoken English practice group

Kèjiāyǔ

客家语

[客家語]

Hakka (a Chinese dialect)

liúxíngyǔ

流行语

[流行語]

popular jargon
catchword

qūzhéyǔ

屈折语

[屈折語]

to inflect (in grammar)
to decline
to conjugate

fǔzhùyǔ

辅助语

[輔助語]

auxiliary language

Nánfēiyǔ

南非语

[南非語]

Afrikaans (language)

Háosàyǔ

豪萨语

[豪薩語]

the Hausa language

Yuènányǔ

越南语

[越南語]

Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt

fǎnyǔfǎ

反语法

[反語法]

irony

huàyǔquán

话语权

[話語權]

ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout

Nüzhēnyǔ

女真语

[女真語]

Jurchen language

yǔyìxué

语义学

[語義學]

semantics

Sālāyǔ

撒拉语

[撒拉語]

Salar, language of Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province

kānshǒuyǔ

刊首语

[刊首語]

foreword
preface

yǔqìcí

语气词

[語氣詞]

modal particle

zhōngxīnyǔ

中心语

[中心語]

qualified word

dúyǔjù

独语句

[獨語句]

one-word sentence

běnzúyǔ

本族语

[本族語]

native language
mother tongue

biāozhǔnyǔ

标准语

[標準語]

standard language

Miǎndiànyǔ

缅甸语

[緬甸語]

Burmese (language of Myanmar)

Pútáoyǔ

葡萄语

[葡萄語]

Portuguese (language)

Xiānluóyǔ

暹罗语

[暹羅語]

Siamese (Thai) language

yǔyìxìng

语意性

[語意性]

semantic

niánzhuóyǔ

黏着语

[黏著語]

agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)

Shìjièyǔ

世界语

[世界語]

Esperanto

tōngyòngyǔ

通用语

[通用語]

common language
lingua franca

yǔshùwài

语数外

[語數外]

Chinese, math & English (school subjects)

wàiguóyǔ

外国语

[外國語]

foreign language

Lín Yǔtáng

林语堂

[林語堂]

Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor

tóngyìyǔ

同义语

[同義語]

synonym

yìrùyǔ

译入语

[譯入語]

target language (for translation)

Yìndìyǔ

印地语

[印地語]

Hindi (language)

cígēnyǔ

词根语

[詞根語]

(linguistics) analytic language

Yīngyǔrè

英语热

[英語熱]

English language fan
enthusiasm for English

fāyǔcí

发语辞

[發語辭]

literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence

Lādīngyǔ

拉丁语

[拉丁語]

Latin (language)

yǔzhùcí

语助词

[語助詞]

auxiliary word

Měnggǔyǔ

蒙古语

[蒙古語]

Mongolian language

Sùwùyǔ

宿务语

[宿務語]

Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines

Mǐnnányǔ

闽南语

[閩南語]

Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas

jiéshùyǔ

结束语

[結束語]

concluding remarks

wàiláiyǔ

外来语

[外來語]

loanword

píqīnyǔ

皮钦语

[皮欽語]

pidgin

yuányǔyán

元语言

[元語言]

metalanguage

yǔyīnxué

语音学

[語音學]

phonetics

Wúnóngjiāoyǔ

吴侬娇语

[吳儂嬌語]

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
also written 吳儂軟語／吴侬软语 ( Wúnóngruǎnyǔ)

Yuèyǔ Pīnyīn

粤语拼音

[粵語拼音]

Cantonese romanization
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems

shūxiěyǔyán

书写语言

[書寫語言]

written language

jiǎshèyǔqì

假设语气

[假設語氣]

subjunctive

yánduōyǔshī

言多语失

[言多語失]

see 言多必失 (yánduōbìshī)

jiāzhòngyǔqì

加重语气

[加重語氣]

to give emphasis
with emphasis

wàiláichéngyǔ

外来成语

[外來成語]

loan idiom

Kēpǔtèyǔ

科普特语

[科普特語]

Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人 ( Kēpǔtèrén), spoken in Egypt until late 17th century

yǔyánxuéjiā

语言学家

[語言學家]

linguist

Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ

马尔他语

[馬爾他語]

Maltese (language)

yǔyīnyìshí

语音意识

[語音意識]

phonetic awareness

yǔyīnhéchéng

语音合成

[語音合成]

speech synthesis

Ewēnkèyǔ

鄂温克语

[鄂溫克語]

Ewenke language (of Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia)

rénzàoyǔyán

人造语言

[人造語言]

artificial language
constructed language
conlang

yǔyīnzhǐlìng

语音指令

[語音指令]

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

niǎoyǔhuāxiāng

鸟语花香

[鳥語花香]

lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day

qīngshēngxìyǔ

轻声细语

[輕聲細語]

to speak softly
to whisper (idiom)

Shǎn Hányǔxì

闪含语系

[閃含語系]

Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)

huìbiānyǔyán

汇编语言

[匯編語言]

assembly language

yǔyánchǎnshēng

语言产生

[語言產生]

production of speech

gāojíyǔyán

高级语言

[高級語言]

(computing) high-level language

Xiōngyálìyǔ

匈牙利语

[匈牙利語]

Hungarian language

zhíjiēbīnyǔ

直接宾语

[直接賓語]

direct object (grammar)

xiányánxiányǔ

闲言闲语

[閒言閒語]

idle gossip

Gǔ Xīlàyǔ

古希腊语

[古希臘語]

Ancient Greek (language)

běi Yìndùyǔ

北印度语

[北印度語]

Hindi
a north Indian language

Dáwò'ěryǔ

达斡尔语

[達斡爾語]

Daur language (of Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang)

Yìn Oūyǔyán

印欧语言

[印歐語言]

Indo-European (language)

yīyǔpòdì

一语破的

[一語破的]

see 一語中的／一语中的 (yīyǔzhòngdì)

sānyánliǎngyǔ

三言两语

[三言兩語]

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

qièqièsīyǔ

切切私语

[切切私語]

a private whisper

héngfúbiāoyǔ

横幅标语

[橫幅標語]

slogan banner

huāyánqiǎoyǔ

花言巧语

[花言巧語]

graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
cheating wheedling
dishonest rhetoric

Mèngjiālāyǔ

孟加拉语

[孟加拉語]

Bengali (language)

miàoyǔliánzhū

妙语连珠

[妙語連珠]

sparkling with wit (idiom)

wǎngluòyòngyǔ

网络用语

[網絡用語]

see 網絡語言／网络语言 (wǎngluòyǔyán)

yíncí-huìyǔ

淫词秽语

[淫詞穢語]

(idiom) obscene words; dirty talk

tóngrì'éryǔ

同日而语

[同日而語]

lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

yīyǔshuāngguān

一语双关

[一語雙關]

to make a pun
to have a double meaning
double entendre

wūyán-huìyǔ

污言秽语

[污言穢語]

(idiom) filthy speech; obscenities

yǔyìfēnxī

语义分析

[語義分析]

semantic analysis

Fólánmángyǔ

佛兰芒语

[佛蘭芒語]

Flemish (language)

zhīyánpiànyǔ

只言片语

[只言片語]

(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases

yǔyīnxìnxiāng

语音信箱

[語音信箱]

voice mailbox
voicemail

zhōnggǔ Hànyǔ

中古汉语

[中古漢語]

Middle Chinese (linguistics)

yīyǔbùfā

一语不发

[一語不發]

to not say a word (idiom)

dījíyǔyán

低级语言

[低級語言]

low-level (computer) language

chóngfùyǔjìng

重复语境

[重複語境]

duplicate context

Yìdàlìyǔ

意大利语

[意大利語]

Italian (language)

húyánluànyǔ

胡言乱语

[胡言亂語]

babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
double Dutch

Yìdìxùyǔ

意第绪语

[意第緒語]

Yiddish language

nínánxìyǔ

呢喃细语

[呢喃細語]

whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

Yīngyǔjiāoxué

英语教学

[英語教學]

English Language Teaching (ELT)
studying and teaching English

Luómànyǔzú

罗曼语族

[羅曼語族]

Romance language family

miàoyǔhéngshēng

妙语横生

[妙語橫生]

to be full of wit and humor

huānshēngxiàoyǔ

欢声笑语

[歡聲笑語]

cheers and laughter

Zhōngyì Yǔtōng

中译语通

[中譯語通]

Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company

Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ

孔子家语

[孔子家語]

The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects
abbr. to 家語／家语 ( Jiāyǔ)

Tǔ'ěrqíyǔ

土耳其语

[土耳其語]

Turkish (language)

dīshēngxìyǔ

低声细语

[低聲細語]

in a whisper
in a low voice (idiom)

shèjiāoyǔyán

社交语言

[社交語言]

lingua franca

yǔwúlúncì

语无伦次

[語無倫次]

incoherent speech
to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)

yīyǔdàopò

一语道破

[一語道破]

one word says it all (idiom)
to hit the nail on the head
to be pithy and correct

Tàimǐ'ěryǔ

泰米尔语

[泰米爾語]

Tamil language

shēngdiàoyǔyán

声调语言

[聲調語言]

tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)

Tàilúgùyǔ

泰卢固语

[泰盧固語]

Telugu or Telegu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, India

tiányánmìyǔ

甜言蜜语

[甜言蜜語]

(idiom) sweet words
sweet talk
cajolery

Yìn Oūyǔxì

印欧语系

[印歐語系]

Indo-European family of languages

xiào'érbùyǔ

笑而不语

[笑而不語]

to smile but say nothing

liúyánfēiyǔ

流言蜚语

[流言蜚語]

rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip
lies and slanders

shànggǔ Hànyǔ

上古汉语

[上古漢語]

Old Chinese (linguistics)

Sīlāfūyǔ

斯拉夫语

[斯拉夫語]

Slavic language

Mǎlādìyǔ

马拉地语

[馬拉地語]

Marathi language of west India

yǔyánxùnliàn

语言训练

[語言訓練]

language training

xíguànyòngyǔ

习惯用语

[習慣用語]

idiom
idiomatic expression
habitual form of speech (grammar)

zìyánzìyǔ

自言自语

[自言自語]

to talk to oneself
to think aloud
to soliloquize

Wúnóngruǎnyǔ

吴侬软语

[吳儂軟語]

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect

Pútáoyáyǔ

葡萄牙语

[葡萄牙語]

Portuguese (language)

qièqièsīyǔ

窃窃私语

[竊竊私語]

to whisper

tiányánměiyǔ

甜言美语

[甜言美語]

sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery

lèiyǔcídiǎn

类语辞典

[類語辭典]

thesaurus

Mǎzhā'ěryǔ

马扎尔语

[馬扎爾語]

Magyar (language)
Hungarian

xūnǐyǔqì

虚拟语气

[虛擬語氣]

subjunctive mood (grammar)

kǒuyǔgōutōng

口语沟通

[口語溝通]

oral communication (psychology)

yīyǔzhòngdì

一语中的

[一語中的]

(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on

yǔyīnshíbié

语音识别

[語音識別]

speech recognition

yǔyìfēnlèi

语义分类

[語義分類]

semantic categorization

xiányánsuìyǔ

闲言碎语

[閑言碎語]

idle gossip
irrelevant nonsense
slanderous rumor

wǎngluòyǔyīn

网络语音

[網絡語音]

VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing)
to speak with others over the Internet

Alābóyǔ

阿拉伯语

[阿拉伯語]

Arabic (language)

gāojiēyǔyán

高阶语言

[高階語言]

(computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)

Wéiwú'ěryǔ

维吾尔语

[維吾爾語]

Uighur language

yǔyìkōngjiān

语义空间

[語義空間]

semantic space

Sāi'ěrtèyǔ

塞尔特语

[塞爾特語]

Celtic language

diànnǎoyǔyán

电脑语言

[電腦語言]

programming language; computer language

Wū'ěrdūyǔ

乌尔都语

[烏爾都語]

Urdu (language)

yǔyánzhàng'ài

语言障碍

[語言障礙]

language barrier
speech impediment

qīngyánxìyǔ

轻言细语

[輕言細語]

to speak softly

ǒuyǔqìshì

偶语弃市

[偶語棄市]

chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)

chéngyǔdiǎngù

成语典故

[成語典故]

historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying

yǔfǎshùyǔ

语法术语

[語法術語]

grammatical term

yǔyánnénglì

语言能力

[語言能力]

verbal ability

Sēngjiāluóyǔ

僧加罗语

[僧加羅語]

Sinhalese (language)

yǔqìzhùcí

语气助词

[語氣助詞]

modal particle

Tājiālùyǔ

他加禄语

[他加祿語]

Tagalog (language)

Oūzhōuyǔyán

欧洲语言

[歐洲語言]

European language

qiānyánwànyǔ

千言万语

[千言萬語]

thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
talking nonstop

yǔjīngsìzuò

语惊四座

[語驚四座]

to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
(of a remark) startling

Fēilübīnyǔ

菲律宾语

[菲律賓語]

Tagalog (language)

gǔdiǎnyǔyán

古典语言

[古典語言]

classical language

yíncíxièyǔ

淫词亵语

[淫詞褻語]

dirty words
dirty talk

Aěrtàiyǔ

阿尔泰语

[阿爾泰語]

Altaic language

dījiēyǔyán

低阶语言

[低階語言]

low-level (computer) language

Kǎnàdáyǔ

卡纳达语

[卡納達語]

Kannada (language)

Hāsàkèyǔ

哈萨克语

[哈薩克語]

Kazakh language

Xībóláiyǔ

希伯来语

[希伯來語]

Hebrew language

Rì'ěrmànyǔ

日耳曼语

[日耳曼語]

Germanic language

Afùhànyǔ

阿富汗语

[阿富汗語]

Afghan (language)
Pashto language

jīxièyǔyán

机械语言

[機械語言]

machine language

jiǔyánjiǔyǔ

酒言酒语

[酒言酒語]

words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)

jiànjiēbīnyǔ

间接宾语

[間接賓語]

indirect object (grammar)

héchéngyǔyīn

合成语音

[合成語音]

assembled phonology

yányǔquēxiàn

言语缺陷

[言語缺陷]

speech defect

Aì'ěrlányǔ

爱尔兰语

[愛爾蘭語]

Irish language

yǔzhòngxīncháng

语重心长

[語重心長]

meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes

Pǔshítúyǔ

普什图语

[普什圖語]

Pashtu (one of the languages of Afghanistan)

èyǔzhòngshāng

恶语中伤

[惡語中傷]

to slander viciously

Zhōngshì Yīngyǔ

中式英语

[中式英語]

Chinglish

fǎnwènyǔqì

反问语气

[反問語氣]

tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question

zìrányǔyán

自然语言

[自然語言]

natural language

Wēi'ěrshìyǔ

威尔士语

[威爾士語]

Welsh (language)

Hànyǔ Pīnyīn

汉语拼音

[漢語拼音]

Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used in the PRC since the 1960s

yǔyānbùxiáng

语焉不详

[語焉不詳]

to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details

yǔyīnxìnhào

语音信号

[語音信號]

voice signal

lěngyǔbīngrén

冷语冰人

[冷語冰人]

to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)

yīyǔchéngchèn

一语成谶

[一語成讖]

(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

hǎoyánhǎoyǔ

好言好语

[好言好語]

sincere, well-meant, kind words

Alāmǐyǔ

阿拉米语

[阿拉米語]

Aramaic (language)

tōngguānmìyǔ

通关密语

[通關密語]

password

yǔyánquēxiàn

语言缺陷

[語言缺陷]

speech defect

yǔyánkuìfá

语言匮乏

[語言匱乏]

language deficit (linguistics)

yǔyīnjìqiǎo

语音技巧

[語音技巧]

phonological skill

lěngyánlěngyǔ

冷言冷语

[冷言冷語]

sarcastic comments (idiom)
to make sarcastic comments

héchéngyǔjìng

合成语境

[合成語境]

composite context

nánnánzìyǔ

喃喃自语

[喃喃自語]

to mumble to oneself

Hàn Zàngyǔxì

汉藏语系

[漢藏語系]

Sino-Tibetan language family

èyǔshāngrén

恶语伤人

[惡語傷人]

to insult
to direct bad language at sb
to slag off

bùyánbùyǔ

不言不语

[不言不語]

to not say a word (idiom)
to keep silent

júbùyǔjìng

局部语境

[局部語境]

local context

háoyánzhuàngyǔ

豪言壮语

[豪言壯語]

bold, visionary words

wǎngluòlǐyǔ

网络俚语

[網絡俚語]

Internet slang
netspeak
cyberspeak

yǔyánshìyuē

语言誓约

[語言誓約]

language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)

chéngyǔjiēlóng

成语接龙

[成語接龍]

game where the last word of one idiom 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ) is the first of the next

miàoyǔrúzhū

妙语如珠

[妙語如珠]

sparkling with wit (idiom)

wǎngluòyǔyán

网络语言

[網絡語言]

Internet language
Internet slang
netspeak
cyberspeak

quánjúyǔjìng

全局语境

[全局語境]

global context

gānyánmìyǔ

甘言蜜语

[甘言蜜語]

(idiom) sweet words
sweet talk
cajolery

chéngshìyǔyán

程式语言

[程式語言]

programming language (Tw)

Bāsīkèyǔ

巴斯克语

[巴斯克語]

Basque (language)

Shìshuō Xīnyǔ

世说新语

[世說新語]

A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶／刘义庆 ( Liú Yìqìng)

guānfāngyǔyán

官方语言

[官方語言]

official language

Xībānyáyǔ

西班牙语

[西班牙語]

Spanish language

Yuánshì Wùyǔ

源氏物语

[源氏物語]

The Tale of Genji
Genji Monogatari

kuǎnyǔyíshí

款语移时

[款語移時]

to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)

Xībóláiyǔ

希伯莱语

[希伯萊語]

Hebrew language

Sāi'ěrwéiyàyǔ

塞尔维亚语

[塞爾維亞語]

Serbian (language)

yuányǔyánnénglì

元语言能力

[元語言能力]

metalinguistic ability

Sīluòfákèyǔ

斯洛伐克语

[斯洛伐克語]

Slovak (language)

Bōsīníyàyǔ

波斯尼亚语

[波斯尼亞語]

Bosnian (language)

Tǎjiālùzúyǔ

塔加路族语

[塔加路族語]

Tagalog (language)

Sīwǎxīlǐyǔ

斯瓦希里语

[斯瓦希里語]

Swahili (language)
Kiswahili

Guóyǔ Luómǎzì

国语罗马字

[國語羅馬字]

Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26

Azhītèkèyǔ

阿芝特克语

[阿芝特克語]

Aztec language (Nahuatl)

yǔyánshíyànshì

语言实验室

[語言實驗室]

language laboratory

Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn

汉语大字典

[漢語大字典]

Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

yǔjìngyīlàixìng

语境依赖性

[語境依賴性]