| yán | to speak/to say/talk/word |
| 言 | words speech to say |
| 言三语四 | make irresponsible remarks |
| 言下之意 | implication |
| 言不二价 | The prices are fixed; no bargaining |
| 言不及义 | talk nonsense |
| 言不尽意 | what I have said or written does not convey all I have on my mind |
| 言不由衷 | to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek saying one thing but meaning sth different |
| 言中 | call the turn |
| 言为心声 | what the heart thinks the tongue speaks |
| 言之凿凿 | say with certainly |
| 言之成理 | sound reasonable |
| 言之无物 | devoid of substance |
| 言之有据 | speak on good grounds |
| 言之有物 | have substance in speech |
| 言之有理 | speak in a rational way |
| 言之过早 | premature to say |
| 言人人殊 | everyone gives a different version |
| 言传 | explain in words |
| 言传身教 | to teach by words and example (idiom) |
| 言出必行 | to suit the action to the word |