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無稽之言

简无稽之言 · 繁無稽之言

Mandarin · pinyin wú jī zhī yán

see 無稽之談 wú jī zhī tán

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稽: jī · examine, investigate; delay
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–1–1–2 · wu2 ji1 zhi1 yan2

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