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言 Language
言語?！把浴笔侨藗儽磉_思想、意愿以及相互交流的基本載體。對于“言”是否能夠準確、完整地表達想法，尚存在爭論。人們會出于各種原因，有意或無意地用言語掩蓋或錯誤地表達想法。此外，“言”有時也特指為政者對百姓的教化方式。儒家重視“言傳”的作用，而道家則主張“不言之教”。
Yan means language, or words. Language is the basic vehicle through which people express thoughts and wishes, and with which they conduct exchanges. There are still debates regarding whether or not language can accurately and completely express thinking. For various reasons, language may be used by people – deliberately or not – to obfuscate or erroneously express ideas. Moreover, yan at times specifically referred to a means by which those in government instructed the populace. Confucians stressed the role of "conveying through words," while Daoists favored "wordless instruction."
引例 Citations：
◎子曰：“君子欲訥于言而敏于行?！保ā墩撜Z·里仁》）
孔子說：“君子希望言語謹慎遲緩而行動敏捷?！?/p>
Confucius said, "A man of virtue tries to be cautious with words but quick in action." (The Analects)
◎是以圣人處無為之事，行不言之教。（《老子·二章》）
因此圣人以無為的方式處理世事，以不言的方式教導百姓。
Therefore, sages deal with world's affairs by way of non-action, teaching people without uttering a word. (Laozi)
推薦：教育部 國家語委
供稿：北京外國語大學 外語教學與研究出版社
責任編輯：錢耐安
