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Chinese
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trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
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戲
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言
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| simp. (戏言)
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戏
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言
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Pronunciation
Noun
戲言
- joking remarks; pleasantries
臣聞之，天子無戲言。天子言，則史書之，工誦之，士稱之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
臣闻之，天子无戏言。天子言，则史书之，工诵之，士称之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
- Chén wén zhī, Tiānzǐ wú xìyán. Tiānzǐ yán, zé shǐ shū zhī, gōng sòng zhī, shì chēng zhī.
- I have learned that the Son of Heaven utters no playful words. What the Son of Heaven says, the scribes record, the musicians chant, and the scholar-knights proclaim.
Descendants
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 戲言 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 戲言, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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