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言不由衷. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
not; no
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follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb) |
inner feelings
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simp. and trad.
(言不由衷)
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言
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不
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由
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衷
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| Literally: “one's words do not come from one's heart”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
言不由衷
- to speak insincerely; to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek