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口出狂言

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu chū kuáng yán

to speak conceited nonsense
to come out with arrogant claptrap

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
狂: kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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3–1–2–2 · kou3 chu1 kuang2 yan2

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(idiomatic) to talk wildly and arrogantly

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