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妄言妄聽

简妄言妄听 · 繁妄言妄聽

Mandarin · pinyin wàng yán wàng tīng

unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously

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妄: wàng · absurd, foolish, reckless; false
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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4–2–4–1 · wang4 yan2 wang4 ting1

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mong5 jin4 mong5 ting1

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