piàn
yán

literary
formal
noun

Meaning of 片言

片言 means a few words; a brief remark. Pronounced piàn yán.

  • a few words; a brief remark

Definitions & Examples

shì
piàn
yán
jué
 
duō
yán
 

This matter can be decided with a few words; there is no need to say more.

Suī
zhǐ
piàn
yán
 
què
dào
chū
le
shì
qing
de
běn
zhì
 

Though only a few words, they revealed the essence of the matter.

zài
xìn
zhōng
piàn
yán
zhǐ
dōu
wèi
shì
 

He did not mention this matter with even a single word in his letter.

Lín
bié
shí
 
ēn
shī
piàn
yán
xiāng
zèng
 
lìng
zhōng
shēng
nán
wàng
 

At parting, my respected teacher gave me a few words of advice, which I will never forget for the rest of my life.