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言之有物

Mandarin · pinyin yán zhī yǒu wù

(of one's words) to have substance

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
物: wù · thing, substance, creature

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2–1–3–4 · yan2 zhi1 you3 wu4

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