1. impossible to put into words2. inexpressible
language deficit (linguistics)
Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙[féng mèng lóng] published in 1624
Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙[féng mèng lóng] published in 1627
cinematic language (the visual grammar and techniques of filmmaking)
too embarrassing to mention
programming language; computer language
(computing) high-level language
一言抄百总 一言抄百總 yī yán chāo bǎi zǒng to cut a long story short
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
元语言能力 元語言能力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì metalinguistic ability
共产党宣言 共產黨宣言 gòng chǎn dǎng xuān yán 1. Manifesto of the Communist Party2. "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
善意的谎言 善意的謊言 shàn yì de huǎng yán white lie
1. (maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor2. (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
常言说得好 常言說得好 cháng yán shuō de hǎo as the saying goes; as they say...
1. (brand or organization) ambassador2. face (of a brand or company)
酒后吐真言 酒後吐真言 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán 1. after wine, spit out the truth2. in vino veritas
勿谓言之不预 勿謂言之不預 wù wèi yán zhī bù yù (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
北京语言大学 北京語言大學 běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
北京语言学院 北京語言學院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn 1. Beijing Language Institute2. former name of 北京语言大学[běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
名不正言不顺 名不正言不順 míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn (of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
国防语言学院 國防語言學院 guó fáng yǔ yán xué yuàn US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
听其言观其行 聽其言觀其行 tīng qí yán guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
自然语言处理 自然語言處理 zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ natural language processing, NLP
言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教 身教勝於言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào 1. teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)2. action speaks louder than words
面向对象语言 面嚮對象語言 miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán object oriented language
可扩展标记语言 可擴展標記語言 kě kuò zhǎn biāo jì yǔ yán extensible markup language (XML)
听其言而观其行 聽其言而觀其行 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
言必信，行必果 yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
超文本标记语言 超文本標記語言 chāo wén běn biāo jì yǔ yán 1. hypertext markup language2. HTML
虚拟现实置标语言 虛擬現實置標語言 xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
一言既出，驷马难追 一言既出，駟馬難追 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
人之将死，其言也善 人之將死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
以言代法，以权压法 以言代法，以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ 1. to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior2. Might makes right.
冰炭不言，冷热自明 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
只可意会，不可言传 只可意會，不可言傳 zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传 可以意會，不可言傳 kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle
君子一言，驷马难追 君子一言，駟馬難追 jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
父母之命，媒妁之言 fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán (idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
知无不言，言无不尽 知無不言，言無不盡 zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn 1. (lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)2. (fig.) frank; outspoken
言者无意，听者有心 言者無意，聽者有心 yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)