| 察言观色 | cha2 yan2 guan1 se4 | mind reading |
| 就┅而言 | jiu4 zhi1 er2 yan2 | considering |
| 屡出狂言 | lv3 chu1 kuang2 yan2 | repeated gaffes |
| 恕我直言 | shu4 wo3 zhi2 yan2 | excuse my frankness |
| 恶言伤人 | e4 yan2 shang1 ren2 | to insult |
| 政府发言人 | zheng4 fu3 fa1 yan2 ren2 | government spokesperson |
| 敢怒而不敢言 | gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2 | unable to voice objections |
| 文言文 | wen2 yan2 wen2 | classical Chinese |
| 方言的 | fang1 yan2 de5 | dialectic |
| 有言在先 | you3 yan2 zai4 xian1 | to have agreed upon something in advance |
| 木讷寡言 | mu4 ne4 gua3 yan2 | person of few words |
| 柏林宣言 | bai3 lin2 xuan1 yan2 | Berlin Declaration |
| 格言的 | ge2 yan2 de5 | gnomic |