(bound form) language; dialect; speech; words; phonetic or morphological components of speech

(bound form) to speak; to talk; to say; to discuss

(bound form) a sign, gesture, or signal used to communicate meaning as a substitute for speech

(bound form) an idiom, proverb, or set phrase; words from an ancient text

(literary) the chirping of birds or insects

(literary, bound form) to tell someone; to inform; to let someone know

a Chinese surname