kāi
yán

technical
archaic

Meaning of 开言

开言 means to speak; to open one's mouth to speak. Pronounced kāi yán.

  • to speak; to open one's mouth to speak

Definitions & Examples

wèi
lǎo
shēng
kāi
yán
chàng
dào
 
 
dāng
nián
 

The senior male role began to sing: 'I recall back in those years...'

Qiě
tīng
kāi
yán
 

Let's hear how she begins to speak.

zhōng
 
xiǎo
jiě
kāi
yán
qián
xiān
shī
 

In the opera, the young lady must bow before she begins to speak.