Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: yan2
Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
English Meaning: 1. word 2. to speak, to talk

Example Sentences:

君子一言駟馬難追。
君子一言驷马难追。
jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1.
A word spoken is gone forever.
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三思而後言。
三思而后言。
san1 si1 er2 hou4 yan2.
Think before you speak. (idiom)
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