囔 nāng muttering, indistinct speech 哩哩啰啰 哩哩囉囉 lī li luō luō verbose or unclear in speech / rambling and indistinct 口糊 kǒu hú indistinct in one's speech / defective in one's pronunciation 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 演说 演說 yǎn shuō speech / to deliver a speech syn 语音指令 語音指令 yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng speech command (for computer speech recognition) 模糊 mó hu vague / indistinct / fuzzy syn 隐隐 隱隱 yǐn yǐn faint / indistinct syn 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē vague / faint / indistinct syn 迷茫 mí máng vast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss syn 幽幽 yōu yōu faint / indistinct syn 糊糊 hú hu viscous / gooey / sticky / indistinct / thick congee / porridge syn 飘渺 飄渺 piāo miǎo faintly discernible / indistinct / misty syn 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague syn 黑糊糊 hēi hū hū black / dark / dusky / indistinct syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 茫 máng vast, with no clear boundary / fig. hazy / indistinct / unclear / confused 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 漶 huàn (of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc) / blurry / eroded 瞀 mào indistinct vision / dim 若有若无 若有若無 ruò yǒu ruò wú indistinct / faintly discernible 僾 ài indistinct / hazy / misty / to seem / to appear 怳 huǎng disappointed / flurried / indistinct 恛 huí disordered / indistinct doubtful / blurred 惝恍 chǎng huǎng (literary) despondent / upset / (literary) hazy / indistinct 杳冥 yǎo míng dim and dusky / far and indistinct 模糊不清 mó hu bù qīng indistinct / fuzzy / blurred with age syn 隐隐绰绰 隱隱綽綽 yǐn yǐn chuò chuò faint / indistinct 含糊不清 hán hú bù qīng unclear / indistinct / ambiguous 漫漶 màn huàn (of writing etc) indistinct (due to water damage or wear) 曚昽 曚曨 méng lóng (literary) (of daylight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct 若隐若现 若隱若現 ruò yǐn - ruò xiàn (idiom) faint / indistinct syn 那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 发言 發言 fā yán to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 演讲 演講 yǎn jiǎng to give a lecture / to make a speech syn 深度 shēn dù depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development syn 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 话语 話語 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse syn 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc) syn 比喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 长篇 長篇 cháng piān lengthy (report or speech) 口音 kǒu yīn (linguistics) oral speech sounds syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 言谈 言談 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech syn 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) syn 发言权 發言權 fā yán quán the right of speech 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying / proverb / colloquial speech syn 有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 调子 調子 diào zi tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone syn 异化 異化 yì huà alienation (philosophy) / (of speech) dissimilation 言论自由 言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 木讷 木訥 mù nè wooden and slow of speech / slow-speeched / inarticulate / unsophisticated syn 扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered syn 溢于言表 溢於言表 yì yú yán biǎo to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech syn 诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech) / Ladies and Gentlemen! syn 语意 語意 yǔ yì meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic 后话 後話 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing 检点 檢點 jiǎn diǎn to examine / to check / to keep a lookout / cautious / restrained (in speech or mannerisms) syn 梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions syn 落落大方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained syn 语音识别 語音識別 yǔ yīn shí bié speech recognition 词性 詞性 cí xìng part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category 语病 語病 yǔ bìng faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect 连珠炮 連珠砲 lián zhū pào barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech) 语言障碍 語言障礙 yǔ yán zhàng ài language barrier / speech impediment 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen syn 辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn 悼词 悼詞 dào cí memorial speech / eulogy syn 名 míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people syn 陈词 陳詞 chén cí to state one's views / speech / statement / plea 油腔滑调 油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily syn 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent / articulate syn 噎住 yē zhù to choke (on) / to choke off (in speech) 开幕词 開幕詞 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference) 就职演说 就職演說 jiù zhí yǎn shuō inaugural speech 词类 詞類 cí lèi (linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category 语音合成 語音合成 yǔ yīn hé chéng speech synthesis 口德 kǒu dé propriety in speech 