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睜著眼睛說瞎話

简睁着眼睛说瞎话 · 繁睜著眼睛說瞎話

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà

(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel

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著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
睛: jīng · eyeball; pupil of eye
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
瞎: xiā · blind, reckless; rash
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
睁: zhēng · open eyes; stare
着: zhe · make move, take action
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–5–3–1–1–1–4 · zheng1 zhe5 yan3 jing1 shuo1 xia1 hua4

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