言うto say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Godan verb
言うまでもなくobviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
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言うまでもないgoes without saying; needless to say; obvious
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言うてthat said; that being said
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言うなりdoing as one is told; yes-man
Noun
言うだけ野暮it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
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言うところのwhat is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
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言うことなしnothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
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言うだけ無駄would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
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言うに言われぬbeyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
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言うに事欠いてthat's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
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言うことを聞くto do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one); to cooperate
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言うだけあってjust as one was told; like she (he) said
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言うに事を欠いてthat's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
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言うことなすことeverything one says and does
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言うことを聞かないnot doing as one is told (esp. of a child); being disobedient; being unruly
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