体言

體言
tǐyán

uninflected/indeclinable word, indeclinable nominal (in Japanese or Korean)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 体 tī
  1. used in 体己 tīji
  2. Taiwan pr. tǐ
=1 体 tǐ
  1. body
  2. form
  3. style
  4. system
  5. substance
  6. to experience
  7. aspect (linguistics)
=1 体 bèn
  1. (historical dictionaries only) name of prison
  2. Used in 体夫 (“pallbearer”).
  3. alternative form of 笨 (bèn, “coarse appearance; inferior”)
  4. name of prison
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk