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繁言

Word · Noun

same as "烦言"; superfluous or discontented words

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

superfluous words; verbosity

literary

Often used to describe speech or writing that is unnecessarily detailed and hard to follow.

Wèi为
qiú求
wén文
bǐ笔
jiǎn简
jié洁
 ，
tā他
shān删
qù去
le了
wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
de的
fán繁
yán言
 。

To make the writing concise, he removed the superfluous words from the article.

Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
fán繁
yán言
 ，
ràng让
rén人
zhuā抓
bù不
zhù住
zhòng重
diǎn点
 。

His report was full of verbosity, making it hard to grasp the key points.

2.

noun

discontented grumbling; complaints

literary

Can specifically refer to the grumbling and criticism of the masses. Often appears in the phrase "啧有烦言".

Xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
chū出
tái台
hòu后
 ，
fāng坊
jiān间
fán繁
yán言
sì四
qǐ起
 。

After the new policy was announced, discontented grumbling arose among the public.

Gōng公
sī司
guǎn管
lǐ理
hùn混
luàn乱
 ，
yuán员
gōng工
zé啧
yǒu有
fán繁
yán言
 。

The company's management was chaotic, and employees were full of complaints.