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童言無忌

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Mandarin · pinyin tóng yán wú jì

children's words carry no harm (idiom)

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童: tóng · child, boy, servant boy; virgin
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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忌: jì · jealous, envious; fear
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–2–2–4 · tong2 yan2 wu2 ji4

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tung4 jin4 mou4 gei6

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(idiomatic) take no offence at a child's words; a child simply says what he/she thinks

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