言为心声
yán​wéi​xīn​shēng

words reflect the mind

  • created sense approved 言为心声/言為心聲 · yán​wéi​xīn​shēng · words reflect the mind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言为心声 / 言為心聲

    yán​wéi​xīn​shēng

    words reflect the mind

    one's words reflect one's inner thoughts; words are the voice of the heart

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 心声 (literal) → 心声/心聲 · xīn​shēng · inner voice

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense