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Simplfied Chinese
失言
Traditional Chinese
失言
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
shī yán
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sat1 yin4
Short definition indiscretion
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions indiscretionMDBG icon / slip of the tongueMDBG icon / to blurt out a secretMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret
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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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一时(yī shí yì shí) a while
失言(shī yán) indiscretion
常常(cháng cháng) frequently
(huìkuài) will
带来(dài lái) to produce
意想不到(yì xiǎng bù dào) unexpected
的结果 。
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

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