used to express skepticism, irony, or criticism regarding a label or claim

to be indifferent or unaffected by something; used to express that one does not care about a particular outcome or situation

(literary) it may be called; it could even be said that; one may well say

having no meaning or value; senseless; pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily

appellation or form of address used to refer to someone's status, occupation, or relationship

(literary) what is; what is called; what is meant by (used for definitions or inquiring about the meaning of a statement)

The part of a sentence that describes the state, action, or nature of the [[主语|主語|zhu3 yu3]]; it typically follows the subject and explains what it is or what it is doing.

In logic and grammar, a word or phrase that says something about the subject. In Chinese grammar, it refers to verbs and adjectives collectively, as they both function as the main part of the [[谓语|謂語|wei4 yu3]].

to mean or signify; to imply

Literally "do not say that it was not foretold"; a stern warning or ultimatum often used in diplomatic contexts to indicate that action will be taken if a warning is ignored.

once is more than enough; something bad should not be repeated even once. Used to emphasize that an error or undesirable action must not happen again. Originally from the "Zuo Zhuan".

to make no sense; to be incomprehensible or nonsensical

(literary) unexpectedly; to one's surprise; without thinking that; did not expect

The subject-object-verb (SOV) sentence pattern, such as that found in Japanese or Korean grammar

A sentence or clause that contains both a subject and a predicate

The standard sentence structure in Chinese grammar consisting of a subject, a predicate verb, and an object.

A grammatical pattern where a noun or noun phrase is followed by a verb or adjective that says something about it

A set of terms used to address or refer to people based on their family relationships, including blood relatives and relatives by marriage

someone might say that; it is said that