词约指明 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• concise but unambiguous

Character by character

• 词cíphrase, expression; words, speech
• 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
• 指zhǐfinger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed

Idioms sharing a character

• 不赞一词 bù zàn yī cí
• 包揽词讼 bāo lǎn cí sòng
• 各执一词 gè zhí yī cí
• 含糊其词 hán hú qí cí
• 大放厥词 dà fàng jué cí
• 强词夺理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ
• 拙于言词 zhuō yú yán cí
• 振振有词 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
• 支吾其词 zhī wú qí cí
• 淫词秽语 yín cí huì yǔ

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