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立言

lì yán

2-character word

What 立言 means

1. to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables {三不朽|sān bù xiǔ})
2. to expound one's theory

The characters in 立言

• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Sounds the same

Read lì yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 例言introductory remarks
• 砾岩conglomerate (geology)
• 栗鳽(bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lì yán correctly.
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