yán yǔ quē xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
speech defect
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3894a671b070c3a3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

言語缺陷 言语缺陷 [yan2 yu3 que1 xian4] /speech defect/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 言語缺陷

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 缺
    quē

    deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of

  • 陷
    xiàn

    pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.