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言不由衷
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not say what is really on one's mind Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2181 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 15th Nov 2012 23:52 |
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Characters in this word:言 jin4 - words, speech不 bat1 - not; no; un- 由 jau4 - cause, reason; from 衷 cung1 zung1 - inner feelings; central |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).