以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄚˇ ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3
- to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
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以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
言
- 传言 傳言 chuán yán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cyun4 jin4 rumor
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 宣言 xuān yán ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄢˊ syun1 jin4 declaration
- 寓言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 fable; allegory; parable
- 怨言 yuàn yán ㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyun3 jin4 complaint
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- 方言 fāng yán ㄈㄤ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 topolect
- 留言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 发言 發言 fā yán ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ faat3 jin4 to make a speech
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 言行 yán xíng ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jin4 hang6 words and actions
- 言语 言語 yán yǔ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˇ jin4 jyu5 words
- 言论 言論 yán lùn ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 expression of opinion
- 言辞 言辭 yán cí ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ jin4 ci4 words
- 语言 語言 yǔ yán ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ jyu5 jin4 language
- 诺言 諾言 nuò yán ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ nok6 jin4 promise
- 谎言 謊言 huǎng yán ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 lie
- 谣言 謠言 yáo yán ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ jiu4 jin4 rumor
- 预言 預言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 to predict
- 代言人 dài yán rén ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ doi6 jin4 jan4 spokesperson
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
法
- 不法 bù fǎ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ bat1 faat3 lawless
- 依法 yī fǎ ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ji1 faat3 legal (proceedings)
- 做法 zuò fǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ zou6 faat3 way of handling sth
- 刑法 xíng fǎ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ jing4 faat3 criminal law
- 司法 sī fǎ ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ si1 faat3 judicial
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- 合法 hé fǎ ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄚˇ hap6 faat3 lawful
- 执法 執法 zhí fǎ ㄓˊ ㄈㄚˇ zap1 faat3 to enforce a law
- 想法 xiǎng fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 faat3 way of thinking; opinion; notion
- 宪法 憲法 xiàn fǎ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ hin3 faat3 constitution (of a country)
- 手法 shǒu fǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ sau2 faat3 technique
- 效法 xiào fǎ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ haau6 faat3 to imitate
- 教法 jiào fǎ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ gaau3 faat3 teaching method
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 方法 fāng fǎ ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ fong1 faat3 method; way; technique; procedure
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 法人 fǎ rén ㄈㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ faat3 jan4 legal person
- 法令 fǎ lìng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 ling6 decree; ordinance
- 法制 fǎ zhì ㄈㄚˇ ㄓˋ faat3 zai3 legal system and institutions
- 法则 法則 fǎ zé ㄈㄚˇ ㄗㄜˊ faat3 zak1 law
- 法子 fǎ zi ㄈㄚˇ ˙ㄗ faat3 zi2 way