坦言 tǎn yán ㄊㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ taan2 jin4
- to say candidly
- to acknowledge frankly
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坦
- 坦克 tǎn kè ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ taan2 hak1 (loanword) tank (military vehicle)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 坦率 tǎn shuài ㄊㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ taan2 seot1 frank; candid; straightforward
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 坦诚 坦誠 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4 candid
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- 平坦 píng tǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˇ ping4 taan2 level
- 坦承 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4 to confess
- 坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ taan2 dong6 magnanimous
- 坦途 tǎn tú ㄊㄢˇ ㄊㄨˊ taan2 tou4 highway
- 坦陈 坦陳 tǎn chén ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ taan2 can4 to reveal
- 泰坦 Tài tǎn ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄢˇ taai3 taan2 Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc)
- 约坦 約坦 Yuē tǎn ㄩㄝ ㄊㄢˇ joek3 taan2 Jotham (son of Uzziah)
- 舒坦 shū tan ㄕㄨ ˙ㄊㄢ syu1 taan2 comfortable
- 顺坦 順坦 shùn tan ㄕㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄊㄢ seon6 taan2 smoothly
- 利维坦 利維坦 lì wéi tǎn ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ lei6 wai4 taan2 (loanword) leviathan
- 反坦克 fǎn tǎn kè ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ faan2 taan2 hak1 anti-tank
- 吩坦尼 fēn tǎn ní ㄈㄣ ㄊㄢˇ ㄋㄧˊ fan1 taan2 nei4 fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)
- 坦佩雷 Tǎn pèi léi ㄊㄢˇ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄟˊ taan2 pui3 leoi4 Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors), Finland's second city
- 坦克车 坦克車 tǎn kè chē ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄜ taan2 hak1 ce1 tank (armored vehicle)
- 坦博拉 Tǎn bó lā ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ taan2 bok3 laai1 Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history
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
Idioms with these characters
- 杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ bui1 zau2 jin4 fun1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
- 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 不可胜言 不可勝言 bù kě shèng yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 ho2 sing3 jin4 inexpressible (idiom)
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- 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 jin4 jyu6 inexpressible (idiom)
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 seot1 jan4 jin4 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
- 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ bat1 jin4 bat1 jyu5 to not say a word (idiom)
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ caat3 jin4 gun1 sik1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)