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Expression Profile · san-yan-liang-yu
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三言两语

sān yán liǎng yǔ
📊 Corpus Indexed: 4 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 不是...是 →

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但都被谢永儿三言两语打发走了
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但都被谢永儿 三言两语 打发走了

(一个一个往我这儿送) ── Previous context

“But Xie Yong'er sent them all away with just a few words.”

《成何体统》 · 15:58
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要是三言两语能劝得动 就不是你了
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要是 三言两语 能劝得动 就不是你了

(没用) ── Previous context

“If I could talk you out of it easily, you wouldn't be you.”

《夜色正浓》 · 24:49
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不是三言两语就能说清楚的
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不是 三言两语 就能说清楚的

(你们俩的情谊) ── Previous context

“The friendship between you two is more than anything.”

《叵测》 · 06:31
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三言两语就为自己谋了财路
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三言两语 就为自己谋了财路

(釜底抽薪地去美国找裴康华) ── Previous context

“and securing a path to wealth for yourself with just a few words.”

《轧戏》 · 08:32
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