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信口雌黄

xìn kǒu cí huángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to speak off the cuff / to casually opine
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0c92c417cad6508f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

信口雌黃 信口雌黄 [xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2] /to speak off the cuff/to casually opine/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 信口雌黃

  • 信
    xìn

    letter / mail / CL:封[fēng] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 雌
    cí

    female / Taiwan pr. [cī]

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.