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酒後吐真言

简酒后吐真言 · 繁酒後吐真言

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

after wine, spit out the truth
in vino veritas

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酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
吐: tǔ · vomit, spew out, cough up
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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3–4–3–1–2 · jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen1 yan2

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zau2 hau6 tou3 zan1 jin4

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proverb

in wine, there is truth

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