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7		ㄧㄢˊ [yan2] .Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
Pron(AC) I, we (related MC 俺 [an1], and modn. Fukien 阮 goan): 言告言歸 I say I'll be going home;
駕言出遊 take me (us) for a drive.
N(1)  A radical (as in 說話, see 60A).
(2)  A surname.
(3)  Speech, talk, what one says or professes, opp. 行 what one does: 言行不符 one does not do what one preaches;
言論，言談 [yan2lun4], [yan2tan2]↓;
言笑 pleasant chatter;
言語 [yan2yU3]↓;
言不由衷 does not say what one thinks in his mind;
言過其實 to exaggerate;
言聽計從(of ruler) always take a person's advice;
言意賅 what one says is precise and to the point;
言近旨遠 some simple words carry a profound meaning;
言外之意 the meaning between the lines;
直言 a straight talk;
大言 a boast;
失言 to make a slip of the tongue;
食言 fail in one’s promise, “eat one's word”;
發言 to speak during a conference.
(4)  Language, spoken language: 語言 spoken language (of a country);
外國語言 foreign language;
方言 dialect;
文言 literary language (LL).
(5)  A word, a sentence, a saying: 一言以蔽之 in one word, to sum up: 謊言 a lie;
流言 rumor;
格言 a popular saying, a proverb;
寓言 parable, fable;
片言 a word from s. o., a few words;
留言 leave word, message;
讒言 backbite;
忠言逆耳 straight advice is difficult to take;
巧言 clever talk.
VSpeak, say: 言之有理 it stands to reason, sensibly said.
Words1.言筌 [yan2chuan2], phr., 不落言筌 to grasp a passage without clinging to a too literal interpretation (also wr. 言詮). 
2.言動 [yan2dong4], n., what one says and does. 
3.言官 [yan2guan1], n., formerly, imperial censor with duty of criticizing government policy. 
4.言重了 [yan2zhong4le0], phr., (court.) am embarrassed by your words. 
5.言路 [yan2lu4], n., avenue of expression, i. e., access (blocked or free) of public opinion to reach the rulers. 
6.言論 [yan2lun4], n., public opinion; 言論自由 freedom of speech. 
7.言行 [yan2xing4], n., one's words and deeds; n., 言行錄 [yan2xing4lu4], n., life and sayings of a person, a form of biography. 
8.言談 [yan2tan2], n., manner or ability in talking: 言談之間 during a conversation. 
9.言詞 [yan2ci2], n., language used on some occasion (violents, etc.). 
10.言責 [yan2ze2], n., (AC) duty of expressing criticism or opinion during tenure of office. 
11.言語 [yan2yU3], (1)  n., spoken language, speech; (2)  ([yan2yU0]) v.i., speak: (coll.) 怎麼不言語呢 why don't you say s.t.? 言語學 [yan2yU3xUe2], n., philology.