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畅所欲言

chàng suǒ yù yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
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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-755db1213573603a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

暢所欲言 畅所欲言 [chang4 suo3 yu4 yan2] /lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic/to hold forth to one's heart's content/

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Other forms in these source records: 暢所欲言

  • 畅
    chàng

    free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent

  • 所
    suǒ

    actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 欲
    yù

    desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed / to wish for / to desire

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.