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Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「千語萬言」 and its usage.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「千語萬言」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Used to describe someone who talks a lot. Same as “thousands of words”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiān yǔ wàn yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chin1 yu5 maan6 yin4

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