qīng​yán

to speak rashly

  • created sense approved 轻言/輕言 · qīng​yán · to speak rashly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轻言 / 輕言

    qīng​yán

    to speak rashly

    To speak without careful consideration or to talk indiscreetly

    轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · reckless 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 轻言/輕言 · qīng​yán · to mention casually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轻言 / 輕言

    qīng​yán

    to mention casually

    To lightly or easily talk about something, often used in the negative to mean one should not easily speak of or give up on something

    轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · gentle 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense