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言多語失

简言多语失 · 繁言多語失

Mandarin · pinyin yán duō yǔ shī

see 言多必失 yán duō bì shī

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
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失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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2–1–3–1 · yan2 duo1 yu3 shi1

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