Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「言不由衷」 today with this free Chinese resource.
The idiom being introduced now is 「言不由衷」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
You: from; Zhong: from the heart. The words are not spoken from the heart, that is, they are not true. It means that one’s words and thoughts are inconsistent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán bù yóu zhōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin4 bat1 yau4 jung1/chung1
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