相对而言 相對而言 xiāng duì ér yán relatively speaking / comparatively speaking syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 啪嚓 pā chā (onom.) (sound of sth smashing as it hits the ground) / (onom.) (sound made by a camera shutter) 轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly / softly syn 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 轻声 輕聲 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress 冉冉 rǎn rǎn gradually / slowly / (of branches or hair) softly drooping syn 轻手轻脚 輕手輕腳 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom) syn 悄悄地 qiāo qiāo de gently / softly / stealthily 轻言细语 輕言細語 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly syn 细声细气 細聲細氣 xì shēng xì qì in a fine voice (idiom) / softly spoken syn 蹑悄悄 躡悄悄 niè qiāo qiāo softly / quietly 轻声细语 輕聲細語 qīng shēng xì yǔ to speak softly / to whisper (idiom) 低吟 dī yín to chant softly / to murmur 轻手轻脚 輕手輕腳 qīng shǒu - qīng jiǎo (idiom) (to move or do sth) softly / quietly / gently syn 而言 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ... 听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn 默默 mò mò in silence / not speaking syn 语气 語氣 yǔ qì tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 还说 還說 hái shuō to add (in speaking) / to also say 问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 话音 話音 huà yīn one's speaking voice / tone / implication syn 老实说 老實說 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking / to be frank, ... 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news syn 齐声 齊聲 qí shēng all speaking together / in chorus syn 说唱 說唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 语声 語聲 yǔ shēng spoken language / sound of speaking 插口 chā kǒu socket (for an electric plug) / to interrupt (sb speaking) / to butt in syn 大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part syn 插话 插話 chā huà to interrupt (sb speaking) / interruption / digression syn 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng bù xiǎng wordless and silent (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn syn 平心而论 平心而論 píng xīn ér lùn (idiom) in all fairness / objectively speaking 声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 开腔 開腔 kāi qiāng to speak out / to start speaking syn 口头语 口頭語 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking syn 笔谈 筆談 bǐ tán to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches syn 杂说 雜說 zá shuō scattered essays / various opinions / different manners of speaking syn 报道说 報道說 bào dào shuō to report (speaking) 侉子 kuǎ zi person speaking with a foreign accent 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn 嗫 囁 niè move the mouth as in speaking 心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks 笨嘴笨舌 bèn zuǐ bèn shé clumsy in speaking / awkward / inarticulate 比较而言 比較而言 bǐ jiào ér yán comparatively speaking 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 一般来说 一般來說 yī bān lái shuō generally speaking syn 总的来说 總的來說 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short syn 一般来讲 一般來講 yī bān lái jiǎng generally speaking 一般而言 yī bān ér yán generally speaking syn 一般说来 一般說來 yī bān shuō lái generally speaking / in general syn 史观 史觀 shǐ guān historical point of view / historically speaking 严格来说 嚴格來說 yán gé lái shuō strictly speaking 严格来讲 嚴格來講 yán gé lái jiǎng strictly speaking 四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC) 小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child / the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I / me / my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) 怪声怪气 怪聲怪氣 guài shēng guài qì strange voice / affected manner of speaking syn 照说 照說 zhào shuō normally / ordinarily speaking syn 磕磕巴巴 kē kē bā bā stammering / stuttering / not speaking fluently 鸡同鸭讲 雞同鴨講 jī tóng yā jiǎng lit. chicken speaking with duck / fig. talking without communicating / people not understanding each other 瓦隆 wǎ lōng Walloon, inhabitant of Southern French-speaking area of Belgium 葡萄牙语国家共同体 葡萄牙語國家共同體 Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries 姨婆 yí pó (strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother / (more broadly) grandaunt / sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father / (Tw) (old) husband's maternal aunt syn 葡语国家青年事务部长会议 Conference of Youth Ministers of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries 英语联合会国际理事会 English-Speaking Union International Council, The 国际法语议员协会 International Association of French-Speaking Parliamentarians 国际法语世界大会 International Assembly of the French-Speaking World 国际法语议员大会 International Assembly of French-Speaking Parliamentarians 国际法语市长协会 International Association of French-speaking Mayors 葡语国家共同体打击国际恐怖主义宣言 Declaration of the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries on the fight against international terrorism 英语非洲工业产权组织 英語非洲工業產權組織 Industrial Property Organization for English-speaking Africa 荷兰语和德语分部 荷蘭語和德語分部 Dutch- and German-speaking Division 突厥语国家元首峰会 突厥語國家元首峰會 Summit of the Heads of the Turkic-speaking Countries 法语国家常设理事会 法語國家常設理事會 Permanent Council of French-speaking Countries 非洲法语最不发达国家专家级筹备会议 非洲法語最不發達國家專家級籌備會議 Expert-level preparatory meeting for the French-speaking African LDCs 国际法语人口统计学家联合会 國際法語人口統計學家聯合會 International Association of French-Speaking Demographers 国际法语广播电视理事会 國際法語廣播電視理事會 International Council of French-Speaking Radio and Television 突厥语国家合作委员会 突厥語國家合作委員會 Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States 非洲英语最不发达国家专家级筹备会议 非洲英語最不發達國家專家級籌備會議 Expert-level preparatory meeting for the English-speaking African LDCs 葡语国家外交和对外关系部长会议 葡語國家外交和對外關系部長會議 Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and External Relations of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries 突厥语国家国家元首会议秘书处 突厥語國家國家元首會議秘書處 Secretariat of the Meetings of Heads of State of the Turkish-Speaking Countries 字正腔圆 字正腔圓 zì zhèng qiāng yuán to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom) syn 怪腔怪调 怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào strange accent / odd manner of speaking or singing 口播 kǒu bō (broadcasting) to speak to the audience / to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience / endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally) 听说读写 聽說讀寫 tīng shuō dú xiě listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills) 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng - bù xiǎng (idiom) wordless / silent / taciturn / without speaking syn 呔 tǎi (dialect) non-local in one's speaking accent syn 为夫 為夫 wéi fū (archaic) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife 为师 為師 wéi shī term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student 为父 為父 wéi fù term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child 口型 kǒu xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing 嘴型 zuǐ xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing 呵呵 hē hē (onom.) gentle laughter / chuckle 