扬言
扬言
yáng yán
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
verb
Traditional: 揚言
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Definitions
- (verb) to put about (a story, plan, threat etc)
- to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)
- to threaten
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
大闹天宫(Dà nào Tiān gōng)— Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
→孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)— Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→一言以蔽之(yī yán yǐ bì zhī)— one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
→HSK & Exam Info
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