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言不由衷

yán bù yóu zhōng

Definition

  1. to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
  2. saying one thing but meaning sth different

Character Decomposition

言
=
亠
+
二
+
口
不
=
丆
+
卜
由
=
冂
+
土
衷
=
衣
+
中

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