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"fig. resounding words" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
铿锵 鏗鏘 kēng qiāng sonorous / resounding / fig. resounding words syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn
绕梁三日 繞梁三日 rào liáng sān rì reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余音绕梁 餘音繞梁 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) syn
余响绕梁 餘響繞梁 yú xiǎng rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn
响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear / resounding syn
浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn
响当当 響噹噹 xiǎng dāng dāng resounding / loud / well known / famous syn
喨 liàng clear / resounding
前言 qián yán preface / foreword / introduction / preamble / earlier remarks / earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers syn
字词 字詞 zì cí letters or words / words or phrase
遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages syn
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
虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words / false words
释文 釋文 shì wén interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script
文以载道 文以載道 wén yǐ zài dào words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral
刺儿话 刺兒話 cì r huà biting words / stinging words
善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances.
珠流 zhū liú fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads
甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
生词语 生詞語 shēng cí yǔ vocabulary words (in language-learning books) / new or unfamiliar words
言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教 身教勝於言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words syn
电台业务通信代字 diàn tái yè wù tòng xìn dài zì procedural words / pro-words
塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 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
悬河 懸河 xuán hé "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) / (literary) waterfall / cataract / (fig.) torrent of words
口蜜腹剑 口蜜腹劍 kǒu mì fù jiàn lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom) / fig. hypocritical and murderous syn
迷魂汤 迷魂湯 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆湯|孟婆汤[meng4po2tang1]) / magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions syn
逐客令 zhú kè lìng the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners / (fig.) notice to leave / words or behavior intended at turning visitors out
郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
食言而肥 shí yán ér féi lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises syn
掷地有声 擲地有聲 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance syn
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
马耳东风 馬耳東風 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to
冰炭不言，冷热自明 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom) / fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
敲敲打打 qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ to make a continual banging sound / (fig.) to provoke with words syn
迷魂药 迷魂藥 mí hún yào magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions / knockout drug / ecstasy / MDMA syn
开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn
鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn
说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn
也就是 yě jiù shì in other words / i.e.
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn
嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words
也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus
言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn
字数 字數 zì shù number of written characters / number of words / word count syn
词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn
话语 話語 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse syn
两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn
喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is syn
字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3]
用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn
言行 yán xíng words and actions / what one says and what one does
含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn
换句话说 換句話說 huàn jù huà shuō in other words
自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction
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
情话 情話 qíng huà terms of endearment / words of love
心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn
挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize / to vaporize / to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures) / (in compound words) volatile syn
言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn
言谈 言談 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech syn
释义 釋義 shì yì the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine
滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on
笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn
换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī in other words
鬼话 鬼話 guǐ huà lie / false words / nonsense / CL:篇[pian1] syn
出言 chū yán to speak / words syn
词句 詞句 cí jù words and sentences syn
坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words
默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly
过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned syn
语重心长 語重心長 yǔ zhòng xīn cháng meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom) / sincere and earnest wishes syn
粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language
字句 zì jù words / expressions / writing syn
引子 yǐn zi introduction / primer / opening words syn
一席话 一席話 yī xí huà the content of a conversation / words / remarks syn
千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
字里行间 字裡行間 zì lǐ háng jiān between the words and the lines (idiom) / implied meaning / connotations syn
哑口无言 啞口無言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words syn
言喻 yán yù to describe / to put into words
危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn
唇舌 chún shé argument / words / lips and tongue syn
连用 連用 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together / to use (sth) continuously
语义 語義 yǔ yì meaning of words / semantic
直言不讳 直言不諱 zhí yán bù huì to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words syn
蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk
音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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