Definition
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to publicly declare (usually a threat or malicious intent)
Examples
- 扬言。Tā yáng yán yào bàofù gōngsī.He publicly threatened to take revenge on the company.
- 扬言。Nàge zuìfàn yáng yán yào shānghài zhèngrén.That criminal threatened to harm the witness.
- 扬言。Tā yáng yán yào jiēlù suǒyǒu mìmì.She declared that she would expose all the secrets.
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