chén​yán

to air one's views

  • created sense approved 陈言/陳言 · chén​yán · to air one's views — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈言 / 陳言

    chén​yán

    to air one's views

    To state one's opinions, reasons, or views clearly.

    陈, 言

    陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · to state 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 陈言/陳言 · chén​yán · cliché — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈言 / 陳言

    chén​yán

    cliché

    Old, hackneyed phrases or stale expressions; banalities.

    陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · old 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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

    created sense