此地無銀三百兩
简 此地无银三百两 · 繁 此地無銀三百兩Meanings
- lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
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- 此
- cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
- 地
- de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
- 無
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- 銀
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- 三
- sān · three
- 百
- bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
- 兩
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 银
- yín · silver; cash, money, wealth
- 两
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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Mandarin tones
3–4–2–2–1–3–3 · ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ci2 dei6 mou4 ngan4 saam1 baak3 loeng2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure; a very poor lie which reveals the truth; protest one's innocence too much; the lady doth protest too much
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