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yuē

Meaning

  • to speak
  • to say

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Example sentences

  • 南人有言曰:人而无恒,不可以作巫医。

    南人有言曰:人而無恆,不可以作巫醫。

    nán rén yǒu yán yuē: rén ér wú héng, bù kě yǐ zuò wū yī。

    There is a saying among the people of the South: A person without perseverance cannot be a shaman or a doctor.

  • 帝数召入宫,令皇后诸贵人师事焉,号曰大家。

    帝數召入宮,令皇后諸貴人師事焉,號曰大家。

    dì shù zhào rù gōng, lìng huáng hòu zhū guì rén shī shì yān, hào yuē dà jiā。

    "The emperor summoned her to the palace several times and ordered the empress and other noble ladies to study under her, calling her ""Dajia"" (meaning ""great lady"")."

  • 郁林废,悰窃叹曰:「王、徐遂缚裤废天子,天下岂有此理邪?」

    鬱林廢,悰竊嘆曰:「王、徐遂縛褲廢天子,天下豈有此理邪?」

    yù lín fèi, cóng qiè tàn yuē:「 wáng、 xú suì fù kù fèi tiān zi, tiān xià qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ xié?」

    "Yu Lin was dismissed, and Cong sighed inwardly, ""Wang and Xu then bound their trousers and deposed the emperor; how could such a thing be allowed to happen?"""

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