Word: 失言 (shīyán) 失言 dictionary entry shīyán slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret Full dictionary entry for 失言 Example sentences using 失言 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 喜时多失言,怒时多失理 xǐ shí duō shīyán,nù shí duō shīlǐ in joy one often misspeaks; in anger one often loses reason 马有失蹄，人有失言 mǎ yǒushī tí, rén yǒu shīyán a horse can slip its hoof, a person can slip in speech