姑妄言之

Mandarin · pinyin gū wàng yán zhī

Meanings

  1. to just talk for the sake of talking
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姑
gū · father's sister; husband's mother
妄
wàng · absurd, foolish, reckless; false
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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1–4–2–1 · gu1 wang4 yan2 zhi1

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gu1 mong5 jin4 zi1

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