荐言
荐言薦言 jiàn yán ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ zin3 jin4
- to recommend (in words)
- to suggest
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More words with these characters
荐
- 推荐推薦 tuī jiàn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teoi1 zin3 to recommend
- 力荐力薦 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lik6 zin3 to strongly recommend
- 引荐引薦 yǐn jiàn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jan5 zin3 to recommend sb; to give a referral
- 自荐自薦 zì jiàn ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi6 zin3 to recommend oneself (for a job)
- 举荐舉薦 jǔ jiàn ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ geoi2 zin3 to recommend
- 草荐草薦 cǎo jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 zin3 straw mattress
Idioms with these characters
- 饥馑荐臻饑饉薦臻 jī jǐn jiàn zhēn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄣ gei1 gan2 zin3 zeon1 famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
- 毛遂自荐毛遂自薦 Máo Suì zì jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mou4 seoi6 zi6 zin3 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
- 祁奚之荐祁奚之薦 Qí Xī zhī jiàn ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kei4 hai4 zi1 zin3 Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
- 章甫荐履章甫薦履 zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ ㄓㄤ ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ zoeng1 fu2 zin3 lei5 court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
- 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)
- 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