言不由衷 Chinese English dictionary 言不由衷 translate 言不由衷 pinyin

言不由衷

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
言不由衷 yánbùyóuzhōng	言不由衷 \| 言不由衷* \| *言不由衷	to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
言	言 \| 言* \| *言	7画言訁 + 0	yán, yàn, yín	words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149	jin4	0060.1 YMMR


不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


由	由 \| 由* \| *由	5画田由甲申 + 0	yóu, yāo	cause, reason; from	jau4	5060.0 LW


衷	衷 \| 衷* \| *衷	10画衣衤 + 4	zhōng, zhòng	heart, from bottom of one's heart	zung1	5073.2 YLHV

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Simplified		English Definition
言不由衷 yánbùyóuzhōng	言不由衷 \| 言不由衷* \| *言不由衷	to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different


言 yán	言 \| 言* \| *言	words / speech / to say / to talk


不　bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


不由　bùyóu	不由 \| 不由* \| *不由	can't help (doing sth)


由　　yóu	由 \| 由* \| *由	to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...


由衷　　yóuzhōng	由衷 \| 由衷* \| *由衷	heartfelt / sincere / unfeigned


衷　　　zhōng	衷 \| 衷* \| *衷	inner feelings