犹言 (猶言) yóu yán
yóu yán
verb
as if to say
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: Collocation: from Scroll 10, Chapter 35 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Chan 1963, p. 275)
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- Dharma Assembly starts: building causes and conditions - Part 1 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 法會啟建因緣分第一 【譯文 原典 注釋】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 1
- Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊 佛教常識 第十六課 佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
- Undertaking responsibility for family and work - Part 15 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 信受奉行荷擔家業分第十五 【譯文 原典 注釋】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 1