彌天大謊

简 弥天大谎 · 繁 彌天大謊
Mandarin · pinyin mí tiān dà huǎng

Meanings

  1. a pack of lies (idiom)
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彌
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
謊
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弥
mí · extensive, full; fill; complete
谎
huǎng · lie
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2–1–4–3 · mi2 tian1 da4 huang3

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nei4 tin1 daai6 fong1

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  1. (idiomatic) an enormous lie

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