| 语言缺陷 | yu3 yan2 que1 xian4 | speech defect |
| 语言誓约 | yu3 yan2 shi4 yue1 | language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school) |
| 跨语言 | kua4 yu3 yan2 | polyglot |
| 身教胜于言教 | shen1 jiao1 sheng4 yu2 yan2 jiao1 | Teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom). Action speaks louder than words. |
| 轻言细语 | qing1 yan2 xi4 yu3 | to speak softly |
| 违心之言 | wei2 xin1 zhi1 yan2 | false assertion |
| 逆耳之言 | ni4 er3 zhi1 yan2 | bitter truths |
| 醒世恒言 | xing3 shi4 heng2 yan2 | Stories to caution the world, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢é¾å†¯æ¢¦é¾™ published in 1627 |
| 金石良言 | jin1 shi2 liang2 yan2 | priceless advice |
| 溢于言表 | yi4 yu2 yan2 biao3 | to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech |
| 言重 | yan2 zhong4 | |
| 闲言闲语 | xian2 yan2 xian2 yu3 | idle gossip |
| 佯言 | yang2 yan2 | to claim falsely (literary) |