言不由衷
言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different
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- (verb, idiom) to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
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Related Words
心口不一(xīn kǒu bù yī)— heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself
→表里不一(biǎo lǐ bù yī)— outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
→一传十，十传百(yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi)— news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
→歇后语(xiē hòu yǔ)— saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part
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