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百口莫辯

简百口莫辩 · 繁百口莫辯

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi kǒu mò biàn

(idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
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辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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3–3–4–4 · bai3 kou3 mo4 bian4

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baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6

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(idiomatic) unable to give a convincing explanation in self-defense; difficult to clarify; beyond justification (when wronged or treated unjustly)

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