失言 shī yán ㄕ ㄧㄢˊ sat1 jin4
- slip of the tongue
- indiscretion
- to blurt out a secret
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失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
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
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 惆怅若失 惆悵若失 chóu chàng ruò shī ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cau4 coeng3 joek6 sat1 to feel despondent (idiom)
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- 大惊失色 大驚失色 dà jīng shī sè ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
- 得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕ dak1 ji4 fuk6 sat1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
- 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ gu3 ci2 sat1 bei2 lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 No time to lose! (idiom)
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 sik1 to go pale in panic (idiom)
- 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)
Example sentences
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一时 一時 失言 常常 会 會 带来 帶來 意想不到 的 结果 結果 。
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.
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