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言不由衷【yán bù yóu zhōng】

to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
saying one thing but meaning sth different

言不由衷【yán bù yóu zhōng】

to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
saying one thing but meaning sth different

言

HSK 24

含义words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

拼音yán

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

由

HSK 22

含义cause, reason; from

拼音yóu

衷

HSK 7-95

含义heart, from bottom of one's heart

拼音zhōng