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謊言

简谎言 · 繁謊言

Mandarin · pinyin huǎng yán

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謊: Look up this written character
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
谎: huǎng · lie

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3–2 · huang3 yan2

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fong1 jin4

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noun

lie; falsehood; untruth (Classifier: 句 m)

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