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言不由中
yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

to speak insincerely

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

言不由中 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng to speak insincerely

(variant form) to say what one does not mean; for words not to come from the heart

References

variant 言不由衷/言不由衷 → 言不由中/言不由中
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