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言不由中
yán​bù​yóu​zhōng

to speak insincerely

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 言 yán noun
    speech
    words; talk; what is said
  2. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. 由 yóu preposition
    from
    from; starting at a place or time
  4. 中 zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time
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