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何出此言

Mandarin · pinyin hé chū cǐ yán

where do these words stem from?
why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?

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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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2–1–3–2 · he2 chu1 ci3 yan2

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