立言 lìyán to achieve immortality through words Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lìyán to achieve immortality through words 立 lì verb to establish to establish; to set up; to found; to achieve or build up, such as a reputation or career言 yán noun speech words; talk; what is saidlìyán to expound a theory 立 lì verb to establish to establish; to set up; to found; to achieve or build up, such as a reputation or career言 yán theory a school of thought; doctrine; words of a particular teacher or sect