立言 lì yán ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˊ laap6 jin4
- to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽 sān bù xiǔ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ )
- to expound one's theory
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立
- 中立 zhōng lì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zung1 laap6 neutral
- 伫立 佇立 zhù lì ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ cyu5 laap6 to stand for a long time
- 公立 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 laap6 public (e.g. school, hospital)
- 创立 創立 chuàng lì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ cong3 laap6 to establish; to set up; to found
- 国立 國立 guó lì ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ gwok3 laap6 national
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- 孤立 gū lì ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gu1 laap6 to isolate
- 对立 對立 duì lì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ deoi3 laap6 to oppose
- 屹立 yì lì ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngat6 laap6 to tower
- 市立 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si5 laap6 municipal
- 建立 jiàn lì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ gin3 laap6 to establish
- 成立 chéng lì ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ sing4 laap6 to establish
- 树立 樹立 shù lì ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ syu6 laap6 to set up
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 确立 確立 què lì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧˋ kok3 laap6 to establish
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 立刻 lì kè ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ laap6 hak1 immediately; at once; right away
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 立即 lì jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ laap6 zik1 immediately
- 立国 立國 lì guó ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ laap6 gwok3 to found a country
- 立场 立場 lì chǎng ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ laap6 coeng4 position
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
- 哀毁骨立 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ oi1 wai2 gwat1 laap6 (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ on1 san1 laap6 ming6 (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
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- 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 laap6 ji6 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
- 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 程门立雪 程門立雪 Chéng mén lì xuě ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ cing4 mun4 laap6 syut3 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (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)