yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

to speak insincerely

  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 肺腑之言 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    肺腑之言 fèi​fǔ​zhī​yán

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 言为心声/言為心聲 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    言为心声 / 言為心聲 yán​wéi​xīn​shēng

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 情词恳切/情詞懇切 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    情词恳切 / 情詞懇切 qíng​cí​kěn​qiè

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 语重心长/語重心長 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    语重心长 / 語重心長 yǔ​zhòng​xīn​cháng

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 心口不一 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    心口不一 xīn​kǒu​bù​yī

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 有口无心/有口無心 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    有口无心 / 有口無心 yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn

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  • created reference approved 言不由衷 → 言不由中 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    言不由中 yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

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  • created sense approved 言不由衷 · yán​bù​yóu​zhōng · to speak insincerely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言不由衷

    yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

    to speak insincerely

    to say something without meaning it; to speak tongue-in-cheek or say one thing while meaning another

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · from 衷 (literal) → 衷 · zhōng · inner feelings

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