言 论 yán lùn expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments 一 席 话 yī xí huà the content of a conversation / words / remarks 备 中 bèi zhōng remarks 谦 虚 qiān xū modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks 乱 说 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks 序 言 xù yán preface / introductory remarks / preamble / prelude 挖 苦 wā kǔ to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5] 开 场 白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play / opening remarks / preamble (of speeches, articles etc) 致 词 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks 结 束 语 jié shù yǔ concluding remarks 结 语 jié yǔ concluding remarks 套 数 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses) 说 三 道 四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom) / to criticize / gossip 风 凉 话 fēng liáng huà sneering / sarcasm / cynical remarks 高 论 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views 世 说 新 语 Shì shuō Xīn yǔ A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] 激 将 jī jiàng to spur sb into action by making negative remarks 煞 笔 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) 补 白 bǔ bái to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine) 酸 suān sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid 评 头 品 足 píng tóu pǐn zú to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom) 奇 谈 怪 论 qí tán guài lùn strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom) / unreasonable remarks 冷 语 冰 人 lěng yǔ bīng rén to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom) 例 言 lì yán introductory remarks 倒 粪 dào fèn to turn over manure / fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks 偶 语 弃 市 ǒu yǔ qì shì chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom) 冷 话 lěng huà harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks 唾 余 tuò yú crumbs from the table of one's master / castoffs / bits of rubbish / idle talk / casual remarks 多 栽 花 少 栽 刺 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks 浮 词 fú cí florid but insubstantial remarks / misleading way of saying sth 话 中 有 刺 huà zhōng yǒu cì one's words carry barbs / one's remarks are sarcastic 说 风 凉 话 shuō fēng liáng huà to sneer / to make cynical remarks / sarcastic talk 圈 圈 点 点 quān quan diǎn diǎn annotations made in a book / fig. remarks and comments / to have an opinion on everything 口 彩 kǒu cǎi complimentary remarks / well-wishing 打 诨 dǎ hùn to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance) / (fig.) to quip / to banter 题 序 tí xù to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc) / question (or section) order (on an exam paper) / question (or section) number