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言不及义

yán bù jí yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
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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-16c17885e0951db4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

言不及義 言不及义 [yan2 bu4 ji2 yi4] /to talk nonsense (idiom)/frivolous talk/

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Other forms in these source records: 言不及義

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 及
    jí

    and / to reach / up to / in time for

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

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