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暢所欲言
简 畅所欲言 · 繁 暢所欲言Mandarin · pinyin chàng suǒ yù yán
Meanings
- lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- to hold forth to one's heart's content
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4–3–4–2 · chang4 suo3 yu4 yan2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4
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coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to speak freely; to say freely what one wants to say
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