口出狂言

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu chū kuáng yán

Meanings

  1. to speak conceited nonsense
  2. to come out with arrogant claptrap
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
狂
kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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3–1–2–2 · kou3 chu1 kuang2 yan2

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  1. (idiomatic) to talk wildly and arrogantly

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Exact source record口出狂言 口出狂言 [kou3 chu1 kuang2 yan2] /to speak conceited nonsense/to come out with arrogant claptrap/