慎言 shèn yán ㄕㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ san6 jin4
- to speak cautiously
- to guard one's tongue
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慎
- 不慎 bù shèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄣˋ bat1 san6 incautious
- 审慎 審慎 shěn shèn ㄕㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ sam2 san6 prudent; cautious
- 慎重 shèn zhòng ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ san6 zung6 cautious
- 谨慎 謹慎 jǐn shèn ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ gan2 san6 cautious
- 恪慎 kè shèn ㄎㄜˋ ㄕㄣˋ kok3 san6 careful
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- 慎入 shèn rù ㄕㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ san6 jap6 keep away!
- 慎密 shèn mì ㄕㄣˋ ㄇㄧˋ san6 mat6 cautious
- 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ san6 duk6 to preserve a proper behavior in private life
- 戒慎 jiè shèn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣˋ gaai3 san6 vigilant
- 肃慎 肅慎 Sù shèn ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄣˋ suk1 san6 ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
- 许慎 許慎 Xǔ Shèn ㄒㄩˇ ㄕㄣˋ heoi2 san6 Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字
- 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn ㄧˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ji5 san6 wai4 gin6 to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
- 审慎行事 審慎行事 shěn shèn xíng shì ㄕㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ sam2 san6 hang4 si6 to act prudently
- 小心谨慎 小心謹慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ siu2 sam1 gan2 san6 cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
- 慎终追远 慎終追遠 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˇ san6 zung1 zeoi1 jyun5 to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
- 慎重其事 shèn zhòng qí shì ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ san6 zung6 kei4 si6 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
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
- 慎重其事 shèn zhòng qí shì ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ san6 zung6 kei4 si6 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
- 小心谨慎 小心謹慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ siu2 sam1 gan2 san6 cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
- 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn ㄧˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ji5 san6 wai4 gin6 to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
- 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)