流言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4
- rumor
- gossip
- to spread rumors
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流
- 一流 yī liú ㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jat1 lau4 top quality
- 上流 shàng liú ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ soeng6 lau4 upper class
- 主流 zhǔ liú ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zyu2 lau4 main stream (of a river)
- 交流 jiāo liú ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gaau1 lau4 to exchange
- 客流 kè liú ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ haak3 lau4 passenger flow
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- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 流传 流傳 liú chuán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ lau4 cyun4 to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- 流入 liú rù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ lau4 jap6 to flow into; inflow
- 流利 liú lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 lei6 fluent
- 流动 流動 liú dòng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lau4 dung6 to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
- 流域 liú yù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ lau4 wik6 river basin
- 流失 liú shī ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕ lau4 sat1 (of soil etc) to wash away
- 流感 liú gǎn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄢˇ lau4 gam2 flu; influenza
- 流星 liú xīng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ lau4 sing1 meteor; shooting star
- 流畅 流暢 liú chàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ lau4 coeng3 flowing (of speech, writing)
- 流氓 liú máng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ lau4 man4 rogue
- 流水 liú shuǐ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ lau4 seoi2 running water
- 流汗 liú hàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄢˋ lau4 hon6 to sweat
- 流浪 liú làng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋ lau4 long6 to drift about
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
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
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- 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˊ din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
- 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
- 风流倜傥 風流倜儻 fēng liú tì tǎng ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄤˇ (idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
- 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ fung1 lau4 wan4 saan3 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 付之东流 付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fu6 zi1 dung1 lau4 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
- 汗流浃背 汗流浹背 hàn liú jiā bèi ㄏㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3 to sweat profusely (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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人们 人們 不 喜欢 喜歡 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 的 唯一 时间 時間 是 当 當 你 闲聊 閒聊 他们 他們 的 事 。
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
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人们 人們 唯一 不 喜欢 喜歡 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 的 时间 時間 ， 就是 当 當 你 讨论 討論 他们 他們 自己 的 时候 時候 。
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
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