言高语低 — “To speak without discretion or proper measure”
言高语低 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak without discretion or proper measure”. To make inappropriate remarks; to lack a sense of proportion in one's speech.
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言高语低 Pronunciation and Pinyin
言高语低 Character Breakdown
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小明在公共场合总是言高语低，让大家觉得他很不成熟。
Xiao Ming always speaks without discretion in public, making everyone feel he is very immature.
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- yán言bù不jí及yì义talk about trivial matters
- yán言bù不jí及sī私speech not involving private matters
- yán言bù不jí及xíng行all talk and no action
- yán言bù不jìn尽yì意Words cannot fully express meaning
- yán言bù不yuàn愿xíng行words and actions do not match
- yán言bù不yóu由zhōng中speak insincerely
- yán言bù不yóu由zhōng衷speak insincerely
- yán言bù不guǐ诡suí随speak without deceit or opportunism
- yán言bù不ān谙diǎn典speak without classical allusions
- yán言bù不jiàn践xíng行fail to act on one's words
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What does 言高语低 mean?
言高语低 (yán gāo yǔ dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak without discretion or proper measure”.
How do you pronounce 言高语低?
言高语低 is pronounced yán gāo yǔ dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 言高语低?
说话不知轻重，没有分寸。