like: 只言片语 → →
只言片语 [zhi3 yan2 pian4 yu3] ☊ 
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases ☊ 
einsilbig sein (V) ☊ 只言片语 [zhi3 yan2 pian4 yu3] ☊ just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases ☊ einsilbig sein (V) ☊