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睜眼說瞎話

简睁眼说瞎话 · 繁睜眼說瞎話

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà

to tell a barefaced lie; to lie through one's teeth

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睜: Look up this written character
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
瞎: xiā · blind, reckless; rash
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
睁: zhēng · open eyes; stare
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–3–1–1–4 · zheng1 yan3 shuo1 xia1 hua4

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(idiomatic) to lie; to talk nonsense; to tell stories

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