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所言不虛

简所言不虚 · 繁所言不虛

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ yán bù xū

see 所言非虛 suǒ yán fēi xū

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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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虚: xū · false

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3–2–4–1 · suo3 yan2 bu4 xu1

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