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偶语弃市

ǒu yǔ qì shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
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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-97b1e000b0df6a84. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

偶語棄市 偶语弃市 [ou3 yu3 qi4 shi4] /chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 偶語棄市

  • 偶
    ǒu

    accidental / image / pair / mate

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 弃
    qì

    to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

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