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語無倫次

简 语无伦次 · 繁 語無倫次
Mandarin · pinyin yǔ wú lún cì

Meanings

  1. incoherent speech
  2. to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
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語
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無
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倫
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次
cì · order, sequence; next
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
伦
lún · normal human relationships
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Mandarin tones

3–2–2–4 · yu3 wu2 lun2 ci4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3

Cantonese word readings for 語無倫次. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech

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