言不及义
yán​bù​jí​yì

to talk nonsense

  • created sense approved 言不及义/言不及義 · yán​bù​jí​yì · to talk nonsense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不及义 / 言不及義

    yán​bù​jí​yì

    to talk nonsense

    to talk about frivolous things without touching on anything serious or principled; (idiom) to engage in idle chatter

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 不及 (literal) → 不及 · bù​jí · to be inferior to 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · meaning

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    created sense