| 言情小说 | yan2 qing2 xiao3 shuo1 | romantic fiction |
| 言来语去 | yan2 lai2 yu3 qu4 | |
| 言浅意深 | yan2 qian3 yi4 shen1 | |
| 言狂意妄 | yan2 kuang2 yi4 wang4 | |
| 言称 | yan2 cheng1 | |
| 言符其实 | yan2 fu2 qi2 shi2 | to stick to the facts (idiom) |
| 言简意明 | yan2 jian3 yi4 ming2 | |
| 言者不知知者默 | yan2 zhe3 bu4 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 mo4 | those who speak don't know, those who know keep silent |
| 言者无意，听者有心 | yan2 zhe3 wu2 yi4 ting1 zhe3 you3 xin1 | to take a casual remark to heart (idiom) |
| 言行录 | yan2 xing2 lu4 | |
| 言表 | yan2 biao3 | |
| 言论机关 | yan2 lun4 ji1 guan1 | the press |
| 言论界 | yan2 lun4 jie4 | the press |