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口嫌體直

简口嫌体直 · 繁口嫌體直

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu xián tǐ zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí)

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
嫌: xián · hate, detest; suspect; criticize
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–2–3–2 · kou3 xian2 ti3 zhi2

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