complaints; grumbling; tedious words
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
words of anger or dissatisfaction; complaints; grumbling
literaryLiterary usage. Often appears in set phrases such as 啧有烦言 (there are complaints) and 口无烦言 (no complaints from the mouth).
zé啧
yǒu有
fán烦
yán言
There are many complaints.
xīn心
wú无
jié结
yuàn怨
，
kǒu口
wú无
fán烦
yán言
。
He harbored no resentment in his heart and uttered no complaints from his mouth.
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cǐ此
shì事
chǔ处
lǐ理
bù不
dàng当
，
xià下
shǔ属
zì自
rán然
zé啧
yǒu有
fán烦
yán言
。
If this matter is handled improperly, naturally there will be grumbling among the subordinates.
noun
tedious or verbose words; wordy talk
literaryLiterary usage. Often used in the phrase 烦言碎辞 (tedious words and fragmentary phrases). Also written as 繁言.
fán烦
yán言
suì碎
cí辞
tedious words and fragmentary phrases; verbose and disjointed language
wén文
zhāng章
dāng当
jiǎn简
míng明
è扼
yào要
，
qiè切
jì忌
fán烦
yán言
suì碎
cí辞
。
Articles should be concise and to the point, avoiding tedious and fragmentary language.