shì​yán

to explain

Senses

释言/ 釋言 shì​yán to explain

to provide explanations; to give an account

释言/ 釋言 shì​yán to state one's case

(of an envoy or official) to offer an explanation or defense, as mentioned in the Guoyu

释言/ 釋言 shì​yán Erya chapter

title of the second chapter of the Erya, consisting of explanations of synonyms

References

see 释言/釋言 尔雅/爾雅