只言片语 (zhǐ yán piàn yǔ) — a few words; fragmentary remarks; a brief, incomplete statement

Definizione

A set phrase meaning 'a few scattered words' — fragmentary speech or writing, never a full account. Conveys that what was said is incomplete and unreliable as evidence.

idiom
a few wordsfragmentary remarksa briefincomplete statement

Esempi

  • 只言片语
    Tā zǒu zhī qián zhī liú xià zhǐ yán piàn yǔ, shuí yě bù zhī dào tā qù le nǎ lǐ.
    He left only a few words before leaving; nobody knows where he went.
  • 只言片语
    Wǒ cóng tā men de duì huà zhōng zhī tīng dào zhǐ yán piàn yǔ, méi fǎ pàn duàn fā shēng le shén me.
    I only caught fragments of their conversation and couldn't tell what happened.
  • 只言片语
    Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé hán hu bù qīng, zhǐ yǒu zhǐ yán piàn yǔ kě yǐ lǐ jiě.
    This article is vague and unclear; only a few isolated words are understandable.

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