- 只言片语
- zhīyánpiànyǔa word or two; a few isolated words and phrases* * *a few words; book-phrase* * *book-phrase* * *zhī yán piàn yǔn. word or two, few isolated words* * *zhi3 yan2 pian4 yu3just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases* * *只言片语zhī yán piàn yǔa word or two; a few isolated words and phrases; a single sentence or words; just a few words (by way of introduction); syllable; words and phrases torn (taken) out of context:未留下只言片语 leave behind not even a single word;只听见只言片语 catch only a word or two* * *只言片語|只言片语 [zhǐ yán piàn yǔ] ► just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.